Mythimna favicolor
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The Mathew's Wainscot is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in Europe
. The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Common Wainscot
(Mythimna pallens).
The wingspan
is 35-40 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Puccinellia maritima
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Common Wainscot
Common Wainscot
The Common Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish-yellow forewings with prominent venation. The Common Wainscot, as the specific name suggests, is very pale, lacking the darker markings shown by most of...
(Mythimna pallens).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 35-40 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Puccinellia maritima
Puccinellia maritima
Puccinellia maritima is a species of grass known by the common names including seaside alkali grass, common saltmarsh-grass or sea poa grass. It is native to Western Europe and it is present in most of North East North America. It grows in moist, usually saline soils. It can reach a height of...
.