Mythimna straminea (Treitschke, 1825) Species
Last modified: Nov. 19, 2025, 7:59 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
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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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