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Leucochroma corope
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Butterflies & moths

Leucochroma corope

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLeucochroma corope Cramer

About this species

Leucochroma corope is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found from the West Indies and Central America (including Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica) to South America (including Suriname and Colombia). It is an introduced species in Florida.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from January to June, in August and from November to December in Florida.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusLeucochroma

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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