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Mythimna unipuncta
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
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.
spotted in my yard
Stunning series, António! I believe he is drinking the water from the leaf. This spotting of mine shows a different family of moth doing the same:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/131...
Spotted on Nov 17, 2011
Submitted on Nov 17, 2011
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