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White-speck Moth

Mythimna unipuncta

Description:

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. The larva feeds on various grasses

Habitat:

The White-Speck (Mythimna unipuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found North America, the Hawaiian Islands, in some areas of South America, southern Europe, North Africa, the Sahel region of Africa, Central Asia and Bangladesh to the East and East Africa.

Notes:

spotted in my moth trape

1 species ID suggestions

6 Comments

Thanks J for one more ID

Jakubko
Jakubko 4 months ago

This could be a very worn White-Speck, Mythimna unipuncta...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/10901/bgim...

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 10 months ago

thanks Emma,it as a cute look in those pictures you name,but to the id is better to have the pic 1 in first ,with a look a specialist can make a oppinion :)
thanks Bayucca for the id :)

Hemma
Hemma 10 months ago

I agree with you , Bayucca.

bayucca
bayucca 10 months ago

Probably a Noctuidae.

Hemma
Hemma 10 months ago

this moth looks very cute especially in pictures 2 and 5.

Braga, Portugal

Lat: 41.55, Long: -8.42

Spotted on Jul 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 25, 2012

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