Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucania Higher classification Leucania | Phylum Arthropoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Leucania zeae Rank Species | |
Similar Leucania, Butterflies and moths, Noctuidae, Leucania obsoleta, Leucania putrescens | ||
Leucania zeae is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, central Asia and western China.
Adults are on wing from March to November. There are multiple generation per year.
Recorded food plants include Arundo donax, Zea mays and other Gramineae species including cereals in Europe. It is occasionally considered a minor pest.
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