''Leucania obumbrata'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is known from
Australia
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.
The
wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings with a fine-grained pattern. The hindwings are pale, darkening toward the margin, with dark brown veins.
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The larvae are fawn and grow to a length of about 40 mm.
Adults are preyed on by '' Ordgarius magnificus''. The spider emits a pheromone similar to that of the female to attract males, trapping them in a sticky ball of glue which the spider swings on a stretch of silk.
Taxonomy
The Checklist of Australian Lepidoptera synonymised ''Dasygaster nephelistis'' with ''Leucania obumbrata'', but made no attempt to assign the species to a genus.
References
Leucania
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