Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)
maize caterpillar, rice armyworm
on grasses
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Arundo donax; Avena sativa; Cenchrus purpureus; Ochlopoa annua; Oryza sativa; Phragmites australis; Saccharum officinarum; Sorghum bicolor; Tripidium ravennae; Triticum aestivum, turgidum subsp. durum; Zea mays.
Found by Viejo Montesinos ao on Lactuca (Asteraceae!)
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
synonyms
Mythimna loreyi .
references
Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Kravchenko, Fibiger, Mooser, ao (2007a), Lepiforum (2021), Marabuto (2018a), Viejo Montesinos, González Granados & Gómez de Aizpurua (2014a), Vieira (2008a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).