Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Leuconycta lepidula (Grote, 1874)
Jaspidia lepidula Grote, 1874
Phylogentic sequence # 932027
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed two species of the genus
Leuconycta in America north of Mexico.
(1)Identification
forewing mottled grayish-brown and black, with large green spots and patches on distal half (green color may be lacking in some specimens, replaced by pale gray or brown); large black patch near base of costa, and an inverted black triangle midway along costa
hindwing dark gray, with fringe composed of dark and pale scales
Range
Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Texas, north to Alberta (i.e. North America east of the Rockies, except for southeastern states)
Habitat
woodland edges, meadows and grassy fields
Season
The main flight period is April to September with records beginning in March.
(2)Food
larvae feed on Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
See Also
Lacinipolia strigicollis
Several other
Lacinipolia are similar. Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Internet References
live adult images (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)
