Leucoma lechrisemata
Leucoma lechrisemata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in north-western Madagascar.
| Leucoma lechrisemata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Leucoma |
| Species: | L. lechrisemata |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoma lechrisemata Collenette, 1959[1] | |
The forewings of this species are white with an iridescent surface, the underside, hindwings and fringes are white with a dull surface. Head and body are white, the pulpus is orange.
Wingspan: male: 38 mm - female: 40–45 mm. This species has been found in altitudes between 120 and 1040 m.[2]
References
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- Collenette C.-L., 1959, Further new species of Lymantriidae from Madagascar, page 104/105, plate I, fig. 5
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