- Mythimna obsoleta
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Mythimna obsoleta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Mythimna Species: M. obsoleta Binomial name Mythimna obsoleta
(Hübner, 1803)Synonyms - Noctua obsoleta Hubner, [1803]
- Leucania intermissa Walker, 1865
- Leucania insecuta Walker, 1865
- Cirpis insecuta
- Neoborolia nohirae Matsumura, 1926
- Leucania nohirae
- Borolia griseola Matsumura
The Obscure Wainscot (Mythimna obsoleta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe, from southern Fennoscandia to Spain, Italy and the Balkans, the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzia, southern Siberia, Turkey, the Ural, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, China and Japan (Hokkaido and Honshu).
The wingspan is 36-40 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Phragmites australis.
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