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title: "Green Leuconycta Moth"
description: "Leuconycta diphteroides — Insects & spiders. Leuconycta diphteroides, the green leuconycta moth or green owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-leuconycta-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Green Leuconycta Moth

> Leuconycta diphteroides — Insects & spiders. Leuconycta diphteroides, the green leuconycta moth or green owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Leuconycta diphteroides*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 12056
- Wikidata: [Q6534173](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6534173)
- iNaturalist taxon: [205235](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/205235)

## Names

- en: Green Leuconycta Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (7503), CA (4101)

## Summary

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. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is 27–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Solidago and Aster species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuconycta_diphteroides

## Photo

![Green Leuconycta Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-leuconycta-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82089451

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-leuconycta-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).