''Leucoma'' is a genus of
tussock moth
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The cat ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
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
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Leucoma albina''
Plötz, 1880
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Leucoma aneuphrix''
Collenette, 1960
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Leucoma aristera''
Collenette, 1960
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Leucoma atripalpia''
(Hampson, 1910)
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Leucoma bicolorata''
Holloway, 1999
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Leucoma chrysoscela''
(Collenette, 1934)
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Leucoma clara''
(Walker, 1865)
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Leucoma cryptadia''
Collenette, 1938
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Leucoma dexitera''
Collenette, 1960
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Leucoma dicella''
Collenette, 1960
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Leucoma euphrix
''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 upt ...
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Collenette, 1960
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Leucoma flavifrons''
(Hampson, 1910)
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Leucoma flavosulphurea''
Erschoff, 1872
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Leucoma fletcheri
''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 upt ...
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Collenette, 1958
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Leucoma impressa''
Snellen, 1877
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Leucoma lechrisemata''
Collenette, 1959
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Leucoma lirioessa''
Collenette, 1960
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Leucoma luteipes
''Leucoma luteipes'' is a moth in the family Erebidae.
Distribution
This species is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a coun ...
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(Walker, 1855)
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Leucoma melanoscela
''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 upt ...
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(Collenette, 1934)
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Leucoma nigrolineata
''Leucoma nigrolineata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale, East Kasai).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wing ...
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Bethune-Baker, 1927
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Leucoma nitida
''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 upt ...
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Swinhoe, 1903
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Leucoma niveata
''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 upt ...
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(Walker, 1865)
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Leucoma ochripes
''Leucoma ochripes'' is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in Darjeeling in India, the north-east Himalayas, Yunnan in China, and Borneo.
The wingspan is 42 mm and it is pure white.
Biology ...
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(Moore, 1879)
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Leucoma ochropoda
''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 upt ...
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(Eversmann, 1847)
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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 upt ...
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(Holland, 1893)
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Leucoma parallela
''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 upt ...
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(Collenette, 1934)
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Leucoma parva
''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 upt ...
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Plötz, 1889
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Leucoma purissima
''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 upt ...
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(Hering, 1926)
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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 n ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758) – satin moth
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Leucoma sartus''
(Erschoff, 1874)
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Leucoma sericea''
(Moore, 1879)
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Leucoma sevastopuloi''
Collenette, 1955
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Leucoma subargentea''
Felder, 1861
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Leucoma surtur''
(A. Bang-Haas, 1912)
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Leucoma wiltshirei''
Collenette, 1938
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Leucoma xanthocephala''
(Hering, 1926)
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Leucoma xanthosoma''
(Holland, 1893)
References
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External links
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Lymantriinae
Moth genera
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