Mythimna macrosaris

Mythimna macrosaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mythimna
Species:	M. macrosaris
Binomial name
	Mythimna macrosaris; (Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
	Pseudaletia macrosaris (Meyrick, 1899) ; Meyrick, 1899 ; Aletia pyrrhias; Aletia macrosaris ; Cirphis macrosaris ; ; Leucania typhlodes Leucania pyrrhias; Meyrick, 1899 Leucania macrosaris; Meyrick, 1899 ; Pseudaletia pyrrhias; Hyphilare typhlodes Cirphis pyrrhias; Aletia typhlodes; Hyphilare macrosaris ; Cirphis typhlodes; Pseudaletia typhlodes Hyphilare pyrrhias;

Mythimna macrosaris is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. The larvae mainly feed on Baumea meyenii, but have also been recorded feeding on Paspalum conjugatum, bunchgrass and sugarcane.

External links

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.

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