Leucania yu

Leucania yu

"Leucania yu" is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan east to Australia, Fiji and Tonga.
Moth - Leucania yu  Leucania yu,Malaysia,Moth,Pahang

Appearance

The adult wingspan is 3 cm. Forewings pale brown. Hindwings buff coloured. In the forewing, over the cell there is a characteristic narrow, triangular, pale wedge, which is dark brown distally. Antemedial and postmedial fasciae entire and crenulate. Strong brown spot associated with antemedial.

Caterpillar in late instar olive brown. Strong subspiracular white stripe present. Faint longitudinal bands and small white spots also visible. Dorsal and subdorsal stripes visible in early instars, which become faint in final instars. Larval food plants include several grasses, "Paspalum" and "Saccharum" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusLeucania
SpeciesL. yu
Photographed in
Malaysia