Leucania senescens Möschler

Leucania senescens Möschler 1890 (Type)

Diagnosis: A species of the American tropics and southern Florida. Forewing with a narrow, pointed appearance. Forewing color light brown with a white discal dot. Both postmedial and antemedial lines represented by a series of small black dots. A darker brown, triangular patch near the apex of the wing. Hindwing hyaline white with small amounts of dull brown along the outer margin of the wing. This species has been known as "Leucania latiuscula" until recently.

Distribution: Leucania senescens is a common and widespread species of the American tropics. However the species is only known from southern Florida in the United States.

Identification Quality: Excellent

Habitat: No specific information on habitats is known.

Foodplants: Probably some of the host plants listed under the name "latiuscula" refer to this species. Presumably the host plants are species of grasses.

Larval Description: Not available

Leucania senescens

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