Xenorma leucocrypta

Xenorma leucocrypta is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Venezuela and Brazil.

Xenorma leucocrypta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Xenorma
Species:
X. leucocrypta
Binomial name
Xenorma leucocrypta
(Dognin, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Polypoetes leucocrypta Dognin, 1909

The larvae feed on Cecropia species.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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