Mythimna macrosaris (original) (raw)
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Species of moth
| Mythimna macrosaris | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mythimna |
| Species: | M. macrosaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Mythimna macrosaris(Meyrick, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pseudaletia macrosaris (Meyrick, 1899)Leucania macrosaris Meyrick, 1899_Cirphis macrosaris_ Hyphilare macrosaris Aletia macrosaris Leucania pyrrhias Meyrick, 1899_Cirphis pyrrhias_ Hyphilare pyrrhias Aletia pyrrhias Pseudaletia pyrrhias Leucania typhlodes Meyrick, 1899_Cirphis typhlodes_ Hyphilare typhlodes Aletia typhlodes Pseudaletia typhlodes |
Mythimna macrosaris is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
The larvae mainly feed on Baumea meyenii, but have also been recorded feeding on Paspalum conjugatum, bunchgrass and sugarcane.
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.