- Leuconycta diphteroides
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Leuconycta diphteroides 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Leuconycta Species: L. diphteroides Binomial name Leuconycta diphteroides
(Guenée, 1852)[1][2]Synonyms - Microcoelia diphteroides Guenée, 1852
- Leuconycta obliterata (Grote, 1864) (form)
The Green Leuconycta Moth or Green Owlet (Leuconycta diphteroides) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.[3]
The wingspan is 27-32 mm. The forewings are suffused with green but may be all white in rare cases. There is a small black rectangular blotch which touches the costa near the base and another larger blotch half-way along the costa. One form has a number of black lines and spots scattered across the wing surface, while form "obliterata" is relatively unmarked. The hindwings are pale greyish with a dull yellowish terminal band. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.
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