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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Leucaniini » Leucania » Leucania commoides - Hodges#10447 (Leucania commoides)

Species Leucania commoides - Hodges#10447

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · See Also · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Leucaniini
Genus Leucania
Species commoides (Leucania commoides - Hodges#10447)
Hodges Number
10447
Explanation of Names
commoides is from Latin comma + -oides (a Greek suffix meaning "looking like, resembling"). This species resembles the Eurasian species Leucania comma
Range
coast to coast in North America
Remarks
Dark-lined Wainscot would be a fitting name for this species.
See Also
Leucania multilinea (Many-lined Wainscot).
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Pacific Northwest Moths
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Nearctica.com    Systematics on the Fly species account
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 February, 2005 - 1:02am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, John Davis, marcie oconnor, Steve Morris
Last updated 25 January, 2023 - 2:56pm

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