Dudgeonea leucosticta is a moth in the Dudgeoneidae family.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.[2] Two subspecies are recognized. Nominate subspecies from Asia and D. l. sierraleonensis from Sierra Leone.[3]
| Dudgeonea leucosticta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Dudgeoneidae |
| Genus: | Dudgeonea |
| Species: | D. leucosticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dudgeonea leucosticta Hampson, 1900
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In 1996, the species was found from Borneo. A male was collected from hill dipterocarp forest in Kinabalu National Park.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details : Dudgeonea leucosticta Hampson, 1900". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Family Dudgeoneidae". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Dudgeonea leucosticta sierraleonensis Strand, 1916". Afromoths. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "The first record of Dudgeonea leucosticta Hampson from Borneo". Research Gate. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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