Mythimna prominens
Appearance
Mythimna prominens | |
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Figure 5 as the junior synonym Leucania hispanica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Mythimna |
Species: | M. prominens
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Binomial name | |
Mythimna prominens (Walker, 1856)
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Mythimna prominens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found on Malta and in Greece, France, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Morocco,[2] the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[3]
This species has a wingspan of 28–36 mm[4] and the larvae feed on Lilium species, including Lilium multiflorum.
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Noctuidae.de
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Mythimna prominens (Walker, 1856)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, 1914. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement.
External links
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