# Ledaea

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{{Short description|Genus of moths}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Ledaea
| authority = [H. Druce](/source/Herbert_Druce) in [Godman](/source/Frederick_DuCane_Godman) & [Salvin](/source/Osbert_Salvin), 1891
| synonyms = *''Legna'' <small>Walker, 1865</small>
}}

'''''Ledaea''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [moth](/source/moth)s in the family [Erebidae](/source/Erebidae). The genus was erected by [Herbert Druce](/source/Herbert_Druce) in 1891.<ref>{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |date=July 3, 2019 |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/pangraptinae/ledaea/ |title=''Ledaea'' Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1891 |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pitkin |first1=Brian |last2=Jenkins |first2=Paul |name-list-style=amp |date=November 5, 2004 |url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=15633.0 |title=''Ledaea'' Druce, 1891 |website=Butterflies and Moths of the World |publisher=[Natural History Museum, London](/source/Natural_History_Museum%2C_London) |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref>

[The Global Lepidoptera Names Index](/source/The_Global_Lepidoptera_Names_Index) gives this name as a synonym of ''[Spargaloma](/source/Spargaloma)'' <small>Grote, 1873.</small><ref>{{LepIndex |id=288758 |name=Spargaloma |accessdate=May 18, 2020}}</ref>

==Species==
*''[Ledaea arciva](/source/Ledaea_arciva)'' <small>H. Druce, 1891</small> Panama
*''[Ledaea marcella](/source/Ledaea_marcella)'' <small>H. Druce, 1891</small> Costa Rica
*''[Ledaea perditalis](/source/Ledaea_perditalis)'' <small>(Walker, [1859])</small> North America

==References==
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Category:Pangraptinae
Category:Moth genera

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