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Leucaniini
Tribe Leucaniini
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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
Explanation of Names
Leucaniini from the type genus
Leucania
(Ochsenheimer), Greek meaning "white" or "the throat."
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Works Cited
1.
An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
2.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by
Robin McLeod
on 6 March, 2006 - 7:53am
Additional contributions by
Randy Hardy
Last updated 22 July, 2014 - 10:54pm