Leucania roseilinea
Leucania roseilinea, the grain army worm,[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] Myanmar, Sundaland, the Philippines to New Guinea.[4]
| Leucania roseilinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Leucania |
| Species: | L. roseilinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucania roseilinea (Walker, 1862) | |
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Forewings brownish with a pale spot at the discal end. Brown mark on forewing below the postmedial costa. Indistinct dark brown marks on the veins on hindwing margin. Larval host plant is Oryza.[5]
References
- "Studies on the grain army worm Leucania roseilinea Walker (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Fukien". National Agricultural Library. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Species Details: Leucania roseilinea Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- Savela, Markku. "Leucania roseilinea Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Mythimna (Leucania) roseilinea Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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