Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Hadeninae (subfamily)/  Leucaniini (tribe)/  Leucania (genus)/  Leucania (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Duponchel, 1827)
Citation:	Noctua zeae. (Nobis.)
Original genus:	Noctua
Publication:	Duponchel P. A. J. 1827. Nocturnes. Première partie. – In: Godart, J. B. & Duponchel, P. A. J., Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France.
Journal:	—
Volume:	7
Issue:	1
Pagination:	363–364; pl. 122, fig. 4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9827043

Leucania zeae (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Mythimna (Leucania) by Ch. Boursin.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Syntype	unknown	MNHN	Syntypes, MNHN.	France	France, near Montpellier, leg Devilliers.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, China, Egypt, S Europe, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Kuwait		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 617
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Namibia		Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 641 (introduced)
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1980b. The larger moths of Dhofar and their zoogeographic composition. page 196
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Saudi Arabia		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 617
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	South Africa		Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 641 (introduced)
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	United Arab Emirates		Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. page 641

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Arundo donax	Poaceae		Hacker H. H. 2001a. Fauna of the Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Levante with descriptions and taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Appendix: Revision genus Clytie Hübner, [1823]. page 267
Leucania zeae (Duponchel, 1827)	Zea mays	Poaceae		Duponchel P. A. J. 1827. Nocturnes. Première partie. – In: Godart, J. B. & Duponchel, P. A. J., Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France. page 364

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Leucania zeae (1)

Leucania zeae (2)

Leucania zeae (3)

Leucania cinerea (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Leucania cinerea (Lucas D., 1948)	(Lucas D., 1948)	species	Synonym	Sideridis cinerea
Leucania indistincta Christoph, 1887	Christoph, 1887	species	Synonym	Leucania indistincta
Leucania putrida Staudinger, 1889	Staudinger, 1889	species	Synonym	Leucania putrida