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Mythimna prominens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mythimna

Mythimna prominens

Similar
  
Mythimna riparia, Lacanobia blenna, Mythimna litoralis

Mythimna prominens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Walker in 1856. It is found on Malta and in Greece, France, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy. Outside of Europe, it is found in Morocco, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, La RĂ©union, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

This species has a wingspan of 28-36 mm and the larvae feed on Lilium species, including Lilium multiflorum.

References

Mythimna prominens Wikipedia