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Leocyma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nolidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Chloephorinae

Leocyma

Leocyma is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae.

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Description

The eyes are naked and lack lashes. The proboscis well developed. Palpi are upturned, reaching the vertex of the head, and are smoothly scaled. The male's antennae are simple. The thorax and abdomen are smoothly scaled and tuftless. The tibia is spineless. Fore wings have non-crenulate cilia.

Species

Some species of this genus are:

  • Leocyma appollinis Guenée, 1852
  • Leocyma camilla (Druce, 1887)
  • Leocyma candace Fawcett, 1916
  • Leocyma congoensis Holland, 1920
  • Leocyma discophora Hampson, 1912
  • Leocyma fustina Schaus, 1893
  • Leocyma vates Saalmüller, 1891

    • References

    Leocyma Wikipedia
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