Mythimna languida (Walker, 1858)


Mythimna languida: Adult (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Adult (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Adult (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Adult (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Adult (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Half-grown larva after a moult (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [M] Mythimna languida: Half-grown larva after a moult (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [M] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [M] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [M] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larva (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Pupa (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Pupa (e.l. rearing, Cyprus, Paphos, larva in late February 2017) [S] Mythimna languida: Larval habitat (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [N] Mythimna languida: Larval habitat (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [N] Mythimna languida: Larval habitat (Cyprus, Paphos, late February 2017) [N]

Host plants:
The larva feeds on grasses. I found it several times on Hyparrhenia hirta in Cyprus.

Habitat:
Mythimna languida inhabits dry and hot places. In S-Europe it is almost only found in lowlands near the coast.

Life cycle:
Mythimna languida flies in several generations per year. Most probably the larvae devlop in winter in S-Europe. I recorded larvae in Cyprus in late February 2017.

Remarks:
Mythimna languida occurs in Africa and S-Asia and reaches S-Europe (Spain to S-Greece).



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