Leucinodella leucostola

Leucinodella leucostola is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Taiwan[1] and in the Indian states of Sikkim and Assam.[2]

Leucinodella leucostola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leucinodella
Species:
L. leucostola
Binomial name
Leucinodella leucostola
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Agrotera leucostola Hampson, 1896
  • Leucinodella agroterodes Strand, 1918

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The basal inner area of the forewings is white. There are two black spots in the cell. Both the forewings and hindwings have leaden-suffused patches on the apical area.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003โ€“2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. As Leucinodella leucostola. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Agrotera leucostola Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 268 โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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