Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

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FAMILY Noctuidae
SUBFAMILY Hadeninae
GENUS Leucania
SPECIES loreyi
AUTHOR(Duponchel, 1827)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONNoctua loreyi. (Nobis.)
TYPE LOCALITYFrance S, Provence.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Lectotype ♂, designated by Ch. Rungs (1953: 140), genitalia slide Ch. Rungs 83♂, MNHN.
STATUS Species
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. - — 7(1):1-528; pls 101-132.
PAGINATION 81; pl. 105, fig. 7 Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
caricis Treitschke, 1835 Synonym of species
collecta Walker, 1856 Synonym of species
denotata Walker, 1856 Synonym of species
exterior Walker, 1856 Synonym of species
melanostrotoides (Strand, 1915) Synonym of species
thoracica Walker, 1856 Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Cape Verde Santo Antão Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 116(1):81-90. 87
Cape Verde Santiago Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. - Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 120:1-30. 17
Cape Verde Sal Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. - In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". - Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 52:225-229. 227
Central African Republic   Rungs Ch. 1953b. Le complexe de Leucania loreyi auct. nec Dup. (Lep. Phalaenidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 58(9):138-141. 141
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai   RMCA
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910(2):388-510, pls 36-41. 402
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Rungs Ch. 1953b. Le complexe de Leucania loreyi auct. nec Dup. (Lep. Phalaenidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 58(9):138-141. 141
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the   Walker F. 1856c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IX.- Noctuidae. - — 9:i-iv, 1-252. 102 (as curcula)
Côte d'Ivoire   Rungs Ch. 1953b. Le complexe de Leucania loreyi auct. nec Dup. (Lep. Phalaenidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 58(9):138-141. 141
Eritrea   Berio E. 1941b. Contributo alla studio dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea VII. Euchromiidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Lymantriidae, Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae raccolte dal sig. G. Vaccaro nel 1938. - Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria 61:176-190. 185
Ethiopia   Rungs Ch. 1953b. Le complexe de Leucania loreyi auct. nec Dup. (Lep. Phalaenidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 58(9):138-141. 141
Gambia   Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. - In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. - — :i-vi, 1-533 (chapter pagination: 492-507). 498
Kenya   Rungs Ch. 1953b. Le complexe de Leucania loreyi auct. nec Dup. (Lep. Phalaenidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 58(9):138-141. 141
Lesotho   Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae. - — 5:i-xvi, 1-634. 493
Mauritania   Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. - EOS, Revista Española de Entomología 21(1):7-43. 24
Mauritius   Ganeshan S. & Rajabalee A. 1998. The Mythimna spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) complex on sugarcane in Mauritius. - Proceedings of the South African Sugar Technology Association 70:15-17. 15
Nigeria   Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 5:197-214, pls 17-25. 208
Oman   Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... - Journal of Oman Studies Special Rep. 1:155-178. 169
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension McLachlan R. 1878. Destructive insects in the island of Ascension. - Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 15:79-80. 80
Saudi Arabia   Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. - Bulletin of the Society Fouad I Entomology 36:135-174, pl. 1. 153
Seychelles Aldabra Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15 (Zool.)(1):1-28, pl. 1. 7
Somalia   Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. - In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(1):91-182, pls 1-2. 104
South Africa   Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae. - — 5:i-xvi, 1-634. 493
South Sudan   Strand E. 1915c. Lepidopteren aus Ober-Aegypten und dem Aegyptischen Sudan. - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 80 (A)(10):95-112. 99 (as melanostrotoides)
São Tomé & Príncipe 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. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 75:201-232, pl. 1. 202
Tanzania     NHMO
Uganda   Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5:104-109. 106
United Arab Emirates   Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. - Tribulus 8(2):5-8. 6
Western Sahara   Rungs Ch. 1982b. Notes de lépidoptérologie Corse (II) (1) (Suite et fin). - Alexanor 12:221-229. 376
Yemen   Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. - Denkschriften der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 71(2):31-130, pl. 1. 87
Yemen Socotra Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. - Denkschriften der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 71(2):31-130, pl. 1. 87

Notes:  Australasian: Fiji, New Caledonia, Rapa, Tonga; Oriental: Borneo, India, Philippines, Taiwan; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azores, Canary Islands, China, Egypt (Sinai), France, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia.

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Poaceae Oryza sp. United Arab Emirates Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. - In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. - — 2:480—660. 641
Poaceae Saccharum sp. United Arab Emirates Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. - In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. - — 2:480—660. 641
Poaceae Triticum sp. United Arab Emirates Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. - In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE. - — 2:480—660. 641
Poaceae Zea mays Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. - The East African Agricultural Journal 5:104-109. 106
Undefined Undefined Grasses   Rungs Ch. 1953b. Le complexe de Leucania loreyi auct. nec Dup. (Lep. Phalaenidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 58(9):138-141. 138
Poaceae Zea mays South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 112
Poaceae Saccharum officinarum South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 112
Poaceae Sorghum sp. South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 112
Poaceae Zea mays Cape Verde Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. - Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 95:91-97. 96
Poaceae Arundo donax Cape Verde Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. - Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 95:91-97. 96
Poaceae Zea mays Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 5:197-214, pls 17-25. 208
Amaryllidaceae Allium cepa East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Poaceae Panicum maximum East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Poaceae Zea mays East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Undefined Undefined Grasses East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Poaceae Sorghum sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185

Species Parasitoids

FAMILYSPECIESCOUNTRYPUBLICATION
Diptera: Tachinidae Drino zonata Cape Verde Islands Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. - Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 120:1-30.
Ichneumonidae Enicospilus mauritii   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Enicospilus ruscus   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.
Ichneumonidae Netelia melanopus   Rousse P. 2011. Ichneumonidae of Reunion : redescriptions of three species of Brullé (Insecta : Hymenoptera). - Cahiers scientifiques de l'océan Indien occidental 2:1-6.
Ichneumonidae Trathala flavoorbitalis   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.