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Mythimna litoralis (shore wainscot)

Synonyms: Aletia litoralis; Leucania litoralis (homotypic); Mythimna pertracta

Wikipedia Abstract

Mythimna litoralis (shore wainscot) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. A strictly coastal species, it is found in Europe and Morocco but only in areas close to the shore. The wingspan is 36–42 mm. It is an ochre-colored moth having a distinctive white streak bordered with dark fine lines along the length of the forewing.
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Prey / Diet

Calamagrostis arenaria (European beachgrass)[1]
Carex nigra (smooth black sedge)[1]
Nardus stricta (matgrass)[1]
Poa annua (annual blue grass)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0