Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucochroma | |
Similar Glyphodes sibillalis, Palpita quadristigmalis, Palpita flegia, Omiodes indicata, Omiodes | ||
Leucochroma corope is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found from the West Indies and Central America (including Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica) to South America (including Surinam and Colombia). It is an introduced species in Florida.
The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from January to June, in August and from November to December in Florida.
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