Mythimna pyrausta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most countries of central, southern and eastern Africa, including islands in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mythimna |
| Species: | M. pyrausta
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| Binomial name | |
| Mythimna pyrausta (Hampson, 1913)
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It has a length of approx. 15 mm = wingspan 28-30mm.