''Leucoma'' is a genus of

tussock moth The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1822.

Description

Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae bipectinated in both sexes, where branches long in male and short in female. Hind tibia has pair of spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked or from cell.

Species

*'' Leucoma albina'' Plötz, 1880 *'' Leucoma aneuphrix'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma aristera'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma atripalpia'' (Hampson, 1910) *'' Leucoma bicolorata'' Holloway, 1999 *'' Leucoma chrysoscela'' (Collenette, 1934) *'' Leucoma clara'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Leucoma cryptadia'' Collenette, 1938 *'' Leucoma dexitera'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma dicella'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma euphrix'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma flavifrons'' (Hampson, 1910) *'' Leucoma flavosulphurea'' Erschoff, 1872 *'' Leucoma fletcheri'' Collenette, 1958 *'' Leucoma impressa'' Snellen, 1877 *'' Leucoma lechrisemata'' Collenette, 1959 *'' Leucoma lirioessa'' Collenette, 1960 *'' Leucoma luteipes'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Leucoma melanoscela'' (Collenette, 1934) *'' Leucoma nigrolineata'' Bethune-Baker, 1927 *'' Leucoma nitida'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Leucoma niveata'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Leucoma ochripes'' (Moore, 1879) *'' Leucoma ochropoda'' (Eversmann, 1847) *'' Leucoma ogovensis'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Leucoma parallela'' (Collenette, 1934) *'' Leucoma parva'' Plötz, 1889 *'' Leucoma purissima'' (Hering, 1926) *'' Leucoma salicis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – satin moth *'' Leucoma sartus'' (Erschoff, 1874) *'' Leucoma sericea'' (Moore, 1879) *'' Leucoma sevastopuloi'' Collenette, 1955 *'' Leucoma subargentea'' Felder, 1861 *'' Leucoma surtur'' (A. Bang-Haas, 1912) *'' Leucoma wiltshirei'' Collenette, 1938 *'' Leucoma xanthocephala'' (Hering, 1926) *'' Leucoma xanthosoma'' (Holland, 1893)

References

External links

* Lymantriinae Moth genera {{Noctuoidea-stub