Mythimna consanguis

Mythimna consanguis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Korea, Indonesia and Australia.[3]

Mythimna consanguis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mythimna
Species:
M. consanguis
Binomial name
Mythimna consanguis
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Hadena consanguis Guenée, 1852
  • Aletia consanguis Guenée, 1852

Adult wingspan is 3 cm. Forewings brownish with patterned dark lines. A dark area is found near the middle. Hindwings white with darker margins.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details: Aletia consanguis Guenée, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Mythimna consanguis (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 November 2015). "Mythimna consanguis (Guenée, 1852)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 October 2018.


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