- Mythimna unipuncta
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Mythimna unipuncta 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Mythimna Species: M. unipuncta Binomial name Mythimna unipuncta
(Haworth, 1809)Synonyms - Pseudaletia unipuncta
- Noctua unipuncta Haworth, 1809
- Leucania extranea Guenee, Butler, 1880
- Cirphis unipuncta
- Heliophila unipuncta
- Sideridis unipuncta
The White-Speck (Mythimna unipuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found nearly world-wide, except the east-Palearctic and the Eastern and Australian regions.
The wingspan is 41-48 mm. The length of the forewings varies from 18 to 21 mm.
The White-Speck is a migrant species, recorded in most months, but most frequent between August and October. [1].
The larva feeds on various grasses
Gallery
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Female, dorsal view
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Female, ventral view
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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Caterpillar
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Caterpillar
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- (Dutch)Waring, P. en M. Townsend (2006) Nachtvlinders, veldgids met alle in Nederland en België voorkomende soorten, Baarn: Tirion.
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