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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta
Mythimna unipuncta(Haworth, 1809)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Hadeninae
  3. Leucaniini
  4. Mythimna
  5. Pseudaletia
  6.  unipuncta
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TL: England

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Xerophilous steppes

Similar species

  • Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta
  • Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago
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41-48 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPlavokřídlec jižní
    DanskEt-punkt græsugle
    DeutschEinpunkt-Graseule
    DeutschGetreide-Weißadereule
    EnglishWhite-speck
    English (US)Armyworm Moth
    EspañolRosquilla
    FaroeseRótarvongur
    FrançaisLeucanie orbicole
    FrançaisLeucanie vitelline
    ÍslenskaPunktygla
    ItalianoNottua delle graminacee
    MagyarVándor rétibagoly
    NederlandsEenstipgrasuil
    PolskiPiętnówka wędrowniczka
    PortuguêsLagarta invasora das gramíneas
    SlovenčinaMora jednobodá
    SuomeksiHukkaolkiyökkönen
    SvenskaVandrargräsfly
    РусскийСовка луговая
    РусскийСовка одноточечная
    УкраїнськаСовка лучна
    中文一点秘夜蛾
    日本語アメリカキヨトウ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeArundo donaxGiant cane
    PoaceaeAvena sativaOat
    PoaceaeHordeumBarley
    PoaceaeOryzaRice
    PoaceaeTriticumWheat
    PoaceaeZea maysMaize
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Leucania unipunctaHaworth, 1809
    Noctua unipunctaHaworth, 1809
    Leucania extraneaGuenée, 1852
    Leucania anticaWalker, 1856
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta antica(Walker, 1856)
    Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta cunyadaFranclemont, 1951
    Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta quenchuaFranclemont, 1951
    Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta unipuncta(Haworth, 1809)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Tony DavidsonUnited Kingdom, Isles of Scilly

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Roman BiernackiItaly, Ascoli Piceno

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Alain CossonFrance

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Maciej MatrajFrance, Salses-le-Château

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Maciej MatrajBulgaria, Стойково

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Pier Francesco MurgiaItaly, Quartucciu

Larva.

Ian KimberUnited Kingdom, Darren Whitehead
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