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 Plötz, 1880 Leucoma aneuphrix Collenette, 1960 Leucoma aristera Collenette, 1960 Leucoma atripalpia (Hampson, 1910) Leucoma bicolorata Holloway, 1999 Leucoma chrysoscela (Collenette, 1934) Leucoma clara (Walker, 1865) Leucoma cryptadia Collenette, 1938 Leucoma dexitera Collenette, 1960 Leucoma dicella Collenette, 1960 Leucoma euphrix Collenette, 1960 Leucoma flavifrons (Hampson, 1910) Leucoma flavosulphurea Erschoff, 1872 Leucoma fletcheri Collenette, 1958 Leucoma impressa Snellen, 1877 Leucoma lechrisemata Collenette, 1959 Leucoma lirioessa Collenette, 1960 Leucoma luteipes (Walker, 1855) Leucoma melanoscela (Collenette, 1934) Leucoma nigrolineata Bethune-Baker, 1927 Leucoma nitida Swinhoe, 1903 Leucoma niveata (Walker, 1865) Leucoma ochripes (Moore, 1879) Leucoma ochropoda (Eversmann, 1847) Leucoma ogovensis (Holland, 1893) Leucoma parallela (Collenette, 1934) Leucoma parva Plötz, 1889 Leucoma purissima (Hering, 1926) Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) – satin moth Leucoma sartus (Erschoff, 1874) Leucoma sericea (Moore, 1879) Leucoma sevastopuloi Collenette, 1955 Leucoma subargentea Felder, 1861 Leucoma surtur (A. Bang-Haas, 1912) Leucoma wiltshirei Collenette, 1938 Leucoma xanthocephala (Hering, 1926) Leucoma xanthosoma (Holland, 1893)
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