Leucoma is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The species are well distributed in Palearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions along with New Britain and Ireland. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae bipectinated in both sexes, where branches long in male and short in female. Hind tibia has pair of spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked or from cell.
Species
- Leucoma albina <small>Plötz, 1880</small>
- Leucoma aneuphrix <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Leucoma aristera <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Leucoma atripalpia <small>(Hampson, 1910)</small>
- Leucoma bicolorata <small>Holloway, 1999</small>
- Leucoma chrysoscela <small>(Collenette, 1934)</small>
- Leucoma clara <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Leucoma cryptadia <small>Collenette, 1938</small>
- Leucoma dexitera <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Leucoma dicella <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Leucoma euphrix <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Leucoma flavifrons <small>(Hampson, 1910)</small>
- Leucoma flavosulphurea <small>Erschoff, 1872</small>
- Leucoma fletcheri <small>Collenette, 1958</small>
- Leucoma impressa <small>Snellen, 1877</small>
- Leucoma lechrisemata <small>Collenette, 1959</small>
- Leucoma lirioessa <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Leucoma luteipes <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Leucoma melanoscela <small>(Collenette, 1934)</small>
- Leucoma nigrolineata <small>Bethune-Baker, 1927</small>
- Leucoma nitida <small>Swinhoe, 1903</small>
- Leucoma niveata <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Leucoma ochripes <small>(Moore, 1879)</small>
- Leucoma ochropoda <small>(Eversmann, 1847)</small>
- Leucoma ogovensis <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Leucoma parallela <small>(Collenette, 1934)</small>
- Leucoma parva <small>Plötz, 1889</small>
- Leucoma purissima <small>(Hering, 1926)</small>
- Leucoma salicis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> – satin moth
- Leucoma sartus <small>(Erschoff, 1874)</small>
- Leucoma sericea <small>(Moore, 1879)</small>
- Leucoma sevastopuloi <small>Collenette, 1955</small>
- Leucoma subargentea <small>Felder, 1861</small>
- Leucoma surtur <small>(A. Bang-Haas, 1912)</small>
- Leucoma wiltshirei <small>Collenette, 1938</small>
- Leucoma xanthocephala <small>(Hering, 1926)</small>
- Leucoma xanthosoma <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
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