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Linda Wainscot Moth (Leucania linda)

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Leucania linda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Leucania
Species:
L. linda
Binomial name
Leucania linda
Franclemont, 1952

Orthodes linda, the linda wainscot moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are mainly on wing from May to October.[1]

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