Mythimna alopecuri is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus region, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the European part of southern Russia, Ukraine,[2] Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Mythimna alopecuri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mythimna
Species:
M. alopecuri
Binomial name
Mythimna alopecuri
(Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Leucania alopecuri Boisduval, 1840
  • Sideridis scirpi syriaca Osthelder, 1933
  • Aletia alopecuri

Adults are on wing from April to May and from September to October. There are two generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on various Gramineae species.

References

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  1. ^ Bros de Puechredon, Emmanuel (1955). "Mythimna alopecuri Bsd. f. Syriaca Osth à Digne (Lép. Phal.)". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 24 (4): 96–96. doi:10.3406/linly.1955.7721.
  2. ^ "Mythimna (Sablia) alopecuri". ukrbin.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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