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Mythimna pallens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Mythimna pallens)

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Mythimna (Mythimna) pallens (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena pallens Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena (Noctua) pallens Linnaeus, 1758 = Noctua ectypa Hübner, [1803] = Noctua rufescens Haworth, 1809 = Leucania arcuata Stephens, 1829 = Leucania ochracea Stephens, 1829 = Leucania suffusa Stephens, 1829 = Aletia pallens = Mythimna (Mythimna) pallens = Mythimna pollens (Linnaeus, 1758). [3, 9, 10]

Common Wainscot.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 7.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #34. Kamchatsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

15—18 mm.

Wingspan

30—38 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, 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

Самец (Mythimna pallens)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Kamchatka, Karelian, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur,Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, Amur Medium, Medium-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • The area - Europe, in the mountains up to 1800 m. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Front wing from 1.5 to 1.8 cm, wings bright ocher-yellow or brownish-yellow. A characteristic feature can serve as a light projecting veins on the wings. The hind wings are white, the females - with gray dusting. [5].
  • Wingspan: 30-38 mm. [PC93].

General info about Imago

  • Places volley - wet and unsaturated meadows, meadows, gardens and parks. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • From June to early October - two overlapping generations. [5].
  • May - October [PC93].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Low-growing herbs, cereals. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • Larvae overwinter, and all live from September to May and from July to August (two generations). [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Caterpillar. [5].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Peter Khramov, Irina Nikulina.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

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07.07.2015 17:29, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 30—38 mm. Flight time: June, July, August, September, October → May, June, July, August, September, October.

19.02.2014 1:51, Peter Khramov

All fixed.

11.02.2014 13:32, Alexandr Zhakov

Note to the species Mythimna pollens (deleted from the database 19.02.2014 1:51): all the information from this page must be transferred to PAGE Mythimna pallens (Linnaeus, 1758), there is a typo, and then remove this page.

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