Leucania linita

Guenée, 1852

linen wainscot moth

Leucania linita, commonly known as the linen wainscot , is a noctuid moth described by Guenée in 1852. It belongs to the or dart moth group within the Noctuidae. The species is documented across North America with confirmed records in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Leucania linita: //luːˈkeɪ.ni.ə lɪˈnaɪ.tə//

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Distribution

North America; confirmed present in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Taxonomic Note

The iNaturalist source lists this as rank 'complex', while GBIF and Catalogue of Life recognize it as a . The Catalogue of Life classification places it in Noctuinae and tribe Leucaniini.

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