Mythimna loreyimima

Mythimna loreyimima (sugar cane armyworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] The term “Armyworm” is used because of their habit to spread out in a line across a lawn or pasture, and slowly “marching” forward, meanwhile consuming the foliage they encounter.

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Mythimna loreyimima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mythimna
Species:
M. loreyimima
Binomial name
Mythimna loreyimima
Lower, 1900
Synonyms
  • Leucania stenographa
  • Leucania loreyimima

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on agricultural plants, such as Saccharum officinarum and Poaceae species and are thus considered a pest.

References
  1. "Sugarcane armyworm". www.padil.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
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