Seq # 902420090

Mythimna straminea (Treitschke, 1825) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:15 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Mythimna > Subgenus: Mythimna > Species: Mythimna straminea
Vernacular names
Spitsvleugelgrasuil (NL), Southern Wainscot (EN), La Leucanie paillée (FR), Spitzflügel-Graseule (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Anonymous 1924. Espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 24: 49–50. On page 49.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 32–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a small larva.
The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from June till late August in one generation a year.
Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Phragmites and Phalaris

The larva lives in the stem of Phragmites or Phalaris.

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