Leucoma salicis

Leucoma salicis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Leucoma
Species:
L. salicis
Binomial name
Leucoma salicis

Leucoma salicis, also known as the white satin moth or satin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe including the British Isles excluding the far north. In the east it is found across the Palearctic to Japan. The species was introduced to North America in the 1920s.