Leucania zeae

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Leucania zeae
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L. zeae
Binomial name
Leucania zeae
(Duponchel, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Noctua zeae Duponchel, 1827
  • Leucania indistincta Christoph, 1887
  • Leucania putrida Staudinger, 1889
  • Mythimna zeae

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Leucania zeae is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North Africa, southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, central Asia and western China.

Adults are on wing from March to November. There are multiple generation per year.

Recorded food plants include Arundo donax, Zea mays and other Gramineae species including cereals in Europe. It is occasionally considered a minor pest.

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