Mythimna sicula

Mythimna sicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mythimna
Species: M. sicula
Binomial name
Mythimna sicula
(Treitschke, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Leucania sicula Treitschke, 1835
  • Leucania cyperi Boisduval, 1840
  • Leucania dactylidis Boisduval, 1840
  • Leucania montium Boisduval, 1840
  • Leucania albivena Graslin, 1852
  • Leucania fuscilinea Graslin, 1852
  • Cirphis sicula r. belgiensis Derenne, 1931
  • Mythimna sicula bavarica Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971
  • Mythimna sicula f. pseudoprominens Rungs, 1972
  • Aletia sicula

Mythimna sicula is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Morocco to Libya, central and southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.


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