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Leucania putrescens (Devonshire Wainscot)

Synonyms: Cirphis putrescens; Leucania boisduvalii; Leucania expallescens; Mythimna putrescens; Noctua putrescens (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Devonshire Wainscot (Leucania putrescens) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Israel. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.
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Infraspecies

Leucania putrescens putrescens
Leucania putrescens vallettai

Prey / Diet

Centranthus ruber (red valerian)[1]
Dactylis glomerata (orchardgrass)[1]
Poa annua (annual blue grass)[1]
Teucrium scorodonia (woodland germander)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0