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Mythimna separata (Northern armyworm)

Synonyms: Leucania separata (homotypic); Mythimna asticta; Mythimna luteomaculata; Pseudaletia separata

Wikipedia Abstract

The Northern armyworm, Oriental armyworm or Rice ear-cutting caterpillar (Mythimna separata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China, Japan, South-east Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Eastern Australia, New Zealand, and some Pacific Islands. It is one of the major pest of maize in Asia.
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Prey / Diet

Avena sativa (oats)[1]
Cyperus rotundus (nutgrass)[2]
Hordeum vulgare (cereal barley)[1]
Triticum aestivum (common wheat)[1]
Zea mays (corn)[1]

Predators

Polistes chinensis antennalis[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 3ABUNDANCE OF WASPS AND PREY CONSUMPTION OF PAPER WASPS (HYMENOPTERA, VESPIDAE: POLISTINAE) IN NORTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, B. Kay Clapperton, New Zealand Journal of Ecology (1999) 23(1): 11-19
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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