Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Mythimna alopecuri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mythimna Rank Species | |
Similar Mythimna riparia, Lacanobia blenna, Mythimna litoralis | ||
Mythimna alopecuri is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus region, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the European part of southern Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Adults are on wing from April to May and from September to October. There are two generations per year.
The larvae probably feed on various Gramineae species.
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