Ledaea

Short description: Genus of moths

Ledaea

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Pangraptinae
Genus:  | Ledaea
H. Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1891
Synonyms

* Legna Walker, 1865

Ledaea is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Herbert Druce in 1891.[1][2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Spargaloma Grote, 1873.[3]

## Species

* Ledaea arciva H. Druce, 1891 Panama
* Ledaea marcella H. Druce, 1891 Costa Rica
* Ledaea perditalis (Walker, [1859]) North America

## References

1. ↑ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Ledaea Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1891". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/pangraptinae/ledaea/. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
2. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ledaea Druce, 1891". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=15633.0. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Spargaloma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=288758.

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