Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mythimna ferrago, larvae
Posted by crex on 02-06-2006 22:18
#1
Is it possible to tell what species this is? From southeast Sweden in may 2006.
Edit: Changed subject (Unknown larvae)
Edited by crex on 03-06-2006 18:30
Posted by crex on 02-06-2006 22:18
#2
The head of same larvae.
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 03-06-2006 08:07
#3
Noctuidae (Lepidoptera).
Posted by crex on 03-06-2006 08:40
#4
Thank you.
The closest I've come checking the site "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa" is
Aletia conigera, but many species on that site lacks photos of the larvae. I've emailed a specialist. Let's see if he answers.
Edited by crex on 03-06-2006 09:03
Posted by crex on 03-06-2006 18:29
#5
I got an email from Kimmo Silvonen where he says it's a Mythimna sp. Probably
Mythimna ferrago as it was found on a near sea location. Less probable is
Mythimna conigera because this species occur mostly inland. Kimmo is one of the authors of
"Larvae of Northern European Noctuidae" (part 1, 2006).
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 03-06-2006 20:37
#6
Nice to hear. Kimmo Silvonen helped me with IDs more than once.