Leucanopsis bactris

Leucanopsis bactris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Sepp in 1852. It is found in Suriname, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1]

Leucanopsis bactris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Leucanopsis
Species:
L. bactris
Binomial name
Leucanopsis bactris
(Sepp, [1852])
Synonyms
  • Noctua bactris Sepp, [1852]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Bactris acanthocarpa.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Leucanopsis bactris (Sepp, [1852])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.


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