Open AccessA SECOND SUGARCANE ARMYWORM ( LEUCANIA LOREYI (DUPONCHEL)) FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE IDENTITY OF L. LOREYIMIMA RUNGS (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)
Author(s) -
Edwards E. D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00466.x
Subject(s) - noctuidae , lepidoptera genitalia , biology , synonym (taxonomy) , botany , identity (music) , genus , philosophy , aesthetics
The presence in Australia of a second sugarcane armyworm, Leucania loreyi , in addition to L. loreyimima , is recognised for the first time. L. stenographa Lower, stat. rev. is shown to be a senior subjective synonym of L. loreyimima syn.n. Characters to distinguish the 2 species are given.