Leucoma ochripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Leucoma
Species:
L. ochripes
Binomial name
Leucoma ochripes
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Stilpnotia ochripes Moore, 1879
  • Euzora ochripes Swinhoe, 1922
  • Caviria ochripes Collenette, 1932

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.[1]

Biology

The larvae are polyphagous on dicotyledonous trees, known host plants are Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Litsea glutinosa and Phoebe sp. (Lauraceae).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Leucoma ochripes Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 19, 2019.


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