Mythimna sicula

Mythimna sicula is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Morocco to Libya, central and southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Mythimna sicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Mythimna
Species:
M. sicula
Binomial name
Mythimna sicula
(Treitschke, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Leucania sicula Treitschke, 1835
  • Leucania cyperi Boisduval, 1840
  • Leucania dactylidis Boisduval, 1840
  • Leucania montium Boisduval, 1840
  • Leucania albivena Graslin, 1852
  • Leucania fuscilinea Graslin, 1852
  • Cirphis sicula r. belgiensis Derenne, 1931
  • Mythimna sicula bavarica Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971
  • Mythimna sicula f. pseudoprominens Rungs, 1972
  • Aletia sicula

Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.


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