Leuconycta lepidula

The marbled-green leuconycta moth, marbled-green jaspidia or dark leuconycta (Leuconycta lepidula) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Texas and north to Alberta.[3]

Leuconycta lepidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Leuconycta
Species:
L. lepidula
Binomial name
Leuconycta lepidula
(Grote, 1874)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Jaspidia lepidula Grote, 1874
  • Bryophila lepidula
  • Bryophila avirida Smith, 1906
  • Leuconycta lepidula avirida

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are mottled greyish-brown and black, generally with large green spots and patches on the distal half. There is a large black patch near the base of the costa and an inverted black triangle midway along the costa. The hindwings are dark grey. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum species,[4] including Taraxacum officinale.

References
  1. Leuconycta at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
  4. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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