Mythimna pyrausta

Mythimna pyrausta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus: Mythimna
Species: M. pyrausta
Binomial name
Mythimna pyrausta
(Hampson, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Aletia pyrausta
  • Cyphris pyrausta Hampson, 1913

Mythimna pyrausta is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most countries of central, southern and eastern Africa, including islands in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.[1]

It has a length of approx. 15 mm = wingspan 28-30mm.

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