- Mythimna amblycasis
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Mythimna amblycasis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Mythimna Species: M. amblycasis Binomial name Mythimna amblycasis
(Meyrick, 1899)Synonyms - Pseudaletia amblycasis (Meyrick, 1899)
- Leucania amblycasis Meyrick, 1899
- Cirphis amblycasis
- Hyphilare amblycasis
- Aletia amblycasis
Mythimna amblycasis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.
Larvae feed on various grasses, bunch grass and sugarcane. The caterpillars become full-grown in about a month from the hatching of the eggs. The full-grown caterpillar is about 38 mm. It is usually cream colored with pale brownish mottlings.
Pupation takes place in an earthen cell a little below the surface of the ground, or beneath stones or rubbish. The pupa is about 19 mm long and 5 mm thick. The moth emerges from the pupa in about two weeks.
Adults have been reported feeding upon the blossoms of Metrosideros species.
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