Leuconycta diphteroides

Leuconycta diphteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leuconycta
Species: L. diphteroides
Binomial name
Leuconycta diphteroides
(Guenée, 1852)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Microcoelia diphteroides Guenée, 1852
  • Leuconycta obliterata (Grote, 1864) (form)

The Green Leuconycta Moth or Green Owlet (Leuconycta diphteroides) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.[3]

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The forewings are suffused with green but may be all white in rare cases. There is a small black rectangular blotch which touches the costa near the base and another larger blotch halfway along the costa. One form has a number of black lines and spots scattered across the wing surface, while form "obliterata" is relatively unmarked. The hindwings are pale greyish with a dull yellowish terminal band. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.

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