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The One-Spot

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 nearly world-wide, except the east-Palearctic and the Eastern and Australian regions.

Notes:

spotted in my house

6 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks Jgorneau,changes maked,i'am loading the other in other spotting

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

No problem! I am suggesting an ID for photos 1 and 4.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks my friend i'll correct that,i take the photos with a few minutes separated and the 1 and 4 where taken near the floor,then she desapear and a few minutes latter i saw the other,that i supose to be the same,like you se for this beginer error that i'am not very confortable with iding moths :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hi Antonio! I think you have different species here. Pictures one and four are different than two, three, and five.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks Maria,i like to follow that kind of sugesttions :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

especially like the third shot

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Jul 11, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012

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