Mecyna trinalis

Mecyna trinalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine,[1] Russia,[2] Turkey and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.[2]

Mecyna trinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mecyna
Species:
M. trinalis
Binomial name
Mecyna trinalis
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis trinalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis trinalis var. anienalis Hartig, 1941
  • Mecyna (Pyrausta) lutealis maroccanensis Amsel, 1956
  • Mecyna joannisalis Marion, 1955
  • Botys trinalis var. andalusica Staudinger, 1879
  • Mecyna andalusica
  • Botys flavalis var. tripunctalis Oberthür, 1887

The wingspan is about 23[3]-27 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. lepiforum.de
  5. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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