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).