Mecyna trinalis

Mecyna trinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mecyna[1]
Species: M. trinalis
Binomial name
Mecyna trinalis
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis trinalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis trinalis var. anienalis Hartig, 1941
  • Mecyna (Pyrausta) lutealis maroccanensis Amsel, 1956
  • Mecyna joannisalis Marion, 1955
  • Botys trinalis var. andalusica Staudinger, 1879
  • Mecyna andalusica
  • Botys flavalis var. tripunctalis Oberthür, 1887

Mecyna trinalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine,[2] Russia,[1] Turkey and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.[1]

The wingspan is about 23[3]-27 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de
  5. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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