Leucoma ochripes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Leucoma |
| Species: | L. ochripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoma ochripes (Moore, 1879)
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Leucoma ochripes is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in Darjeeling in India, the north-east Himalayas, Yunnan in China, and Borneo.
The wingspan is 42 mm and it is pure white.[1]
Biology
The larvae are polyphagous on dicotyledonous trees, known host plants are Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Litsea glutinosa and Phoebe sp. (Lauraceae).[2]
References
- ^ Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Leucoma ochripes Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 19, 2019.