Mythimna albipuncta
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| Mythimna albipuncta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mythimna |
| Species: | M. albipuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mythimna albipuncta Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aletia albipuncta | |
The White-Point (Mythimna albipuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and one subspecies is found in Tunisia.
The moth has a wingspan of 30 to 35 mm. The length of the forewings varies from 14 to 17 mm. The wingspan is 36–44 mm.
The species occurs mainly in August and September, although there are records from June to October. .
The larva, feeds on various grasses. .[1] The species survives winter as a caterpillar.
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
External links
- Lepiforum
- Funet Taxonomy
- Fauna Europaea
- Vlindernet (Dutch)
- Waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
References
- (Dutch)Paul Waring en Martin Townsend, Nachtvlinders, veldgids met alle in Nederland en België voorkomende soorten, Baarn, 2006.
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