Leucanopsis longa, the long-streaked tussock moth or long-streaked halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found from North Carolina to Florida and west along the coast to eastern Texas.[2] The habitat consists of marshes and wet sedge meadows.

Leucanopsis longa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Leucanopsis
Species:
L. longa
Binomial name
Leucanopsis longa
(Grote, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euphalisidota longa Grote, 1880
  • Halisidota longa

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Leucanopsis longa (Grote, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "930376.00 – 8217 – Leucanopsis longa – Long-streaked Tussock Moth – (Grote, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.