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Leucoma Ogovensis
''Leucoma'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1822. Description Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae bipectinated in both sexes, where branches long in male and short in female. Hind tibia has pair of spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked or from cell. Species *'' Leucoma albina'' Plötz, 1880 *'' Leucoma aneuphrix'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma aristera'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma atripalpia'' (Hampson, 1910) *'' Leucoma bicolorata'' Holloway, 1999 *'' Leucoma chrysoscela'' (Collenette, 1934) *'' Leucoma clara'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Leucoma cryptadia'' Collenette, 1938 *'' Leucoma dexitera'' Collenette, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucoma Salicis
''Leucoma salicis'', the white satin moth or satin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Europe including the British Isles but not the far north. In the east it is found across the Palearctic to Japan. Also in North America where it was introduced in the 1920s. Technical description and variation The wingspan is 37–50 mm. White, sometimes with ochreous, or in the male even blackish costal margin; head and collar as well as the pectinations of the antennae dark. Tibiae and tarsi with broad black rings. The East-Asiatic species ''Leucoma candida'' (Staudinger, 1892) with different male genitalia structure, has much purer glossy white and entirely opaque, more thickly scaled, wings and is on the whole smaller, with narrower wings. From central and eastern Siberia, Mongolia, Amurland, Korea, China, Japan. Yellowish-grey specimens are ab. ''sohesti'' Capr. Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |