Mythimna l-album, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz
Mythimna l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
MOTH INFO
Mythimna l-album is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Mythimna l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
Phalaena (Noctua) l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
Leucania penicillata (Moore, 1881)
Mythimna (Foehstia) valeriae (Beck, 2007)
Common name
L-album Wainscot
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Leucaniini > Genus: Mythimna
Wingspan
30-36 mm
Habitat
Dry and warm slopes and meadows, gardens.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Poaceae (Gramineae, Bromus erectus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
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