Mythimna congrua

Mythimna congrua is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Algeria, southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Syria, the Caucasian and Transcaucasian region, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Turkmenistan. The moth has a wingspan of 31-36mm.[1]

A damaged Mythimna congrua photographed in Tbilisi in Georgia.

Mythimna congrua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Mythimna
Species:
M. congrua
Binomial name
Mythimna congrua
(Hübner, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Noctua congrua Hübner, 1817
  • Noctua amnicola Rambur, 1829
  • Aletia congrua

Adults are on wing from January to April. There is possibly one generation in Israel, with adults on wing from January to May. In Europe there are two generations from March to June and from August to October.

The larvae feed on various Gramineae species.

References
  1. "Mythimna congrua". gdoremi.altervista.org. Retrieved 2018-03-21.


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