Mythimna obsoleta
| Mythimna obsoleta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mythimna |
| Species: | M. obsoleta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mythimna obsoleta (Hübner, 1803) | |
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The Obscure Wainscot (Mythimna obsoleta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe, from southern Fennoscandia to Spain, Italy and the Balkans, the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, southern Siberia, Turkey, the Ural, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, China and Japan (Hokkaido and Honshu).
The wingspan is 36–40 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Phragmites australis.
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