Mythimna alopecuri

Mythimna alopecuri is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus region, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the European part of southern Russia, Ukraine,[2] Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Mythimna alopecuri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mythimna
Species:
M. alopecuri
Binomial name
Mythimna alopecuri
(Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Leucania alopecuri Boisduval, 1840
  • Sideridis scirpi syriaca Osthelder, 1933
  • Aletia alopecuri

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.

References
  1. Bros de Puechredon, Emmanuel (1955). "Mythimna alopecuri Bsd. f. Syriaca Osth à Digne (Lép. Phal.)". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 24 (4): 96–96. doi:10.3406/linly.1955.7721.
  2. "Mythimna (Sablia) alopecuri". ukrbin.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.


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