Leuconycta diphteroides

Leuconycta diphteroides, the green leuconycta moth or green owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.^[1][2] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.^[3]

Leuconycta diphteroides
Adult
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Leuconycta
Species:	L. diphteroides
Binomial name
Leuconycta diphteroides (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Microcoelia diphteroides Guenée, 1852 Leuconycta obliterata (Grote, 1864) (form)

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.