Mythimna languida

Mythimna languida
Mythimna languida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mythimna
Species: M. languida
Binomial name
Mythimna languida
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Hadena languida Walker, 1858
  • Mamestra zachi Bohatsch, 1880
  • Mamestra abbas Bethune-Baker, 1894
  • Borolia sesamiodes Hampson, 1905
  • Leucania sesamiodes

Mythimna languida is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in almost all parts of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean basin.

Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.

Recorded food plants include Arundo phraguntes in Italy and Lavathera species in Egypt.

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