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Mythimna albipuncta (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Имаго (Mythimna albipuncta)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Leucaniini → genus Mythimna → subgenus Hyphilare → species Mythimna albipuncta

Species name(s)

Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Noctua albipuncta Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Leucania italogallica Milliére, 1872 = Leucania flecki Caradja, 1896 = Sideridis cortii Krüger, 1919 = Leucania albipuncta rufotincta Wagner, 1920 = Aletia albipuncta = Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta. [9, 10]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny*; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky*.

* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.

Forewing length

15—18 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Имаго (Mythimna albipuncta)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - The European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, the Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy ( mainland), Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta,Moldova, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden , Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk (?), The European North-West (?), The European Central Black Earth, the European Central, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Lower Volga, Mid-Volzhsky, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • The range of the species is the whole of Europe, in the north — less often. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The forewing is 1.5 to 1.8 cm long, reddish-brown to gray with a reddish tinge, there is always a white spot in the center of the forewings, but the pattern is generally blurred. [85].

General info about Imago

  • The striped white-spotted owl is found in gardens and parks, on water meadows and forest edges, in clearings. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • From May to October. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Gramineae. [28].
  • Дикие злаки. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars live from September to May. [85].

Subspecies of Mythimna albipuncta

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Sergey Novitckiy.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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