Leucanopsis moeschleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Leucanopsis |
| Species: | L. moeschleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucanopsis moeschleri (Rothschild, 1909)
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Leucanopsis moeschleri is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae, first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is native to Jamaica.[1] It is a very rare immigrant or accidental import in Great Britain. A single specimen was recorded near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on 19 July 1961.[2]
The wingspan is 48–55 mm.
The larvae feed on various broad-leaved trees. The species name honours Heinrich Benno Möschler.
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