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Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Hadeninae (subfamily)/  Leucaniini (tribe)/  Leucania (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Guenée, 1852
Citation:Leucania Insulicola Gn.
Original genus:Leucania
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1852a. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. V. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome I.
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Volume:5
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Pagination:82–83
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9810954
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Leucania insulicola (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Lectotype ♀ MNHN Lectotype ♀, designated by P. Viette (1951a: 159), MNHN Mauritius [Mauritius], Ile de France, 1840, leg. M. Desjardins. Viette P. 1951a. Sur quelques Noctuelles décrites par Guenée (1852–1854). page 82–83
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype ♂, NHMUK. Mauritius [Mauritius], Ile de France, 1840, leg. M. Desjardins. Viette P. 1951a. Sur quelques Noctuelles décrites par Guenée (1852–1854). page 82–83
Distribution note:

The records of Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Gambia (G. F. Hampson 1905a: 531) refer to Leucania joannisi Boursin & Rungs, 1952 (see Ch. Boursin & Ch. Rungs 1952: 393–394, R. Paulian & P. Viette 1956: 211, P. Viette 1963a: 182).

Boursin Ch. & Rungs Ch. 1952. Description de nouveaux Leucania d'Afrique tropicale et de races marocaines de ceux-ci (Lep. Phalaenidae (Agrotidae) Hadeninae).
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Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Comoros Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... page 103
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Strand E. 1917h. Lepidoptera. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Band 3, Heft 5. Systematische Arbeiten. Flora und Fauna der Comoren. page 470
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Viette P. 1979d. Lépidoptères Noctuidae trifides de l'archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 171
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 47
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Madagascar Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae. page 531
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Madagascar Nosy Bé Viette P. 1963a. Noctuelles trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, biogéographie et taxonomie (Lep.). page 184
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Mauritius Guenée A. M. 1852a. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. V. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome I. page 82
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Mauritius Rodrigues Guillermet C. 2006a. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 2. Noctuidae trifides, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Uraniidae. page 58
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Réunion Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae. page 531
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Prout A. E. 1927. A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of São Thomé by T. A. Barns. page 202
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Tanzania page RMCA
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 403
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852 Pennisetum sp. Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 185
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination