Leptocneria reducta
Species of moth
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Leptocneria reducta, the white cedar moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2] It is found in all of Australia, except Tasmania.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Leptocneria |
| Species: | L. reducta |
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| Leptocneria reducta (Walker, 1855) | |
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The wingspan is about 45 mm for females and 35 mm for males.
The larvae feed on Melia azedarach.[3]
