Mythimna prominens

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Mythimna prominens
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Figure 5 as the junior synonym Leucania hispanica
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M. prominens
Binomial name
Mythimna prominens
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Cirphis prominens (Hampson, 1914)
  • Leucania prominens Walker, 1856
  • Leucania hispanica Bellier, 1863
  • Leucania tiburtina Turati, 1909
  • Mythimna provvisoria Berio, 1962

Mythimna prominens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found on Malta and in Greece, France, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Morocco,[2] the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[3]

This species has a wingspan of 28–36 mm[4] and the larvae feed on Lilium species, including Lilium multiflorum.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Noctuidae.de
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Mythimna prominens (Walker, 1856)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Hampson, 1914. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement.

External links

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