Leucania obumbrata

Leucania obumbrata
Leucania obumbrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leucania
Species: L. obumbrata
Binomial name
Leucania obumbrata
T.P. Lucas, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Dasygaster nephelistis Hampson, 1905

Leucania obumbrata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings with a fine-grained pattern. The hindwings are pale, darkening toward the margin, with dark brown veins.[2]

The larvae are fawn and grow to a length of about 40 mm.

Adults are preyed on by Ordgarius magnificus. The spider emits a pheromone similar to that of the female to attract males, trapping them in a sticky ball of glue which the spider swings on a stretch of silk.

Taxonomy

The Checklist of Australian Lepidoptera synonymised Dasygaster nephelistis with Leucania obumbrata, but made no attempt to assign the species to a genus.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse
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