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Leucanopsis moeschleri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Leucanopsis

Leucanopsis moeschleri

Leucanopsis moeschleri is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on Jamaica. It is a very rare immigrant or accidental import in Great Britain. There is one record of an individual taken near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on 19 July 1961.

The wingspan is 48–55 mm.

The larvae feed on various broad-leaved trees.

References

Leucanopsis moeschleri Wikipedia