Biology:Mecyna flavalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Mecyna |
| Species: | M. flavalis
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| Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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Mecyna flavalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is known from most of Europe (except Ireland, Norway , Portugal, Slovenia and Ukraine )[1] to Japan .[2] The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Galium mollugo, Artemisia campestris, Ballota, Reseda and Urtica urens.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)" Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ↑ "63.039 BF1396 Mecyna flavalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/mecyna/#flavalis. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q6804893 entry
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