Tytroca leucoptera

Tytroca leucoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Tytroca
Species: T. leucoptera
Binomial name
Tytroca leucoptera
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Polydesma balnearia
  • Hypaetra leucoptera

Tytroca leucoptera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Arabian Peninsula and all deserts of North Africa.

There are multiple generations per year. Adults are on wing in October in Israel.

The larvae probably feed on Acacia species.


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