Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Mythimna sicula | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mythimna Rank Species | |
Similar Mythimna riparia, Mythimna vitellina, Mythimna albipuncta, Mythimna pudorina, Mythimna favicolor | ||
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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