Mythimna sicula

Mythimna sicula is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Morocco to Libya, central and southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Superfamily:Noctuoidea

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Mythimna sicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mythimna
Species:	M. sicula
Binomial name
Mythimna sicula (Treitschke, 1835)
Synonyms
Leucania sicula Treitschke, 1835 Leucania cyperi Boisduval, 1840 Leucania dactylidis Boisduval, 1840 Leucania montium Boisduval, 1840 Leucania albivena Graslin, 1852 Leucania fuscilinea Graslin, 1852 Cirphis sicula r. belgiensis Derenne, 1931 Mythimna sicula bavarica Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971 Mythimna sicula f. pseudoprominens Rungs, 1972 Aletia sicula

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

The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.