Mythimna anderreggii

Mythimna anderreggii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mythimna
Species:	M. anderreggii
Binomial name
Mythimna anderreggii (Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
Leucania anderreggii Boisduval, 1840 Leucania pseudocomma Rebel, 1931 Leucania lineata Eversmann, 1842 Leucania valesicola Guenée, 1852 Leucania cinis Freyer, 1858 Leucania rupicapra Lederer, 1860 Agrotis engadinensis Millière, 1873

Mythimna anderreggii is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in the mountains of Europe (Alps, the Apennines, Abruzzo, the Pyrenees and Balkan Peninsula). It is also present in the northern Caucasus, the Gissar Range, the Pamir mountains and the Tian Shan mountains.^[1]

The wingspan is about 27-34 mm. There is one generation per year, with adults on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Dactylis glomerata. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References

1. Fauna Europaea

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