Scodionyx mysticus

Scodionyx mysticus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula.

Scodionyx mysticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Scodionyx
Species:
S. mysticus
Binomial name
Scodionyx mysticus
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Scodionyx balboi Kruger, 1939
  • Hypotacha boursini Warnecke, 1938
  • Scodionyx mysticus lepineyi Rungs, 1942

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Acacia raddiana.

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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