Mecyna flavalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is known from most of Europe (except Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Ukraine)[1] to Japan.[2] The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Mecyna |
| Species: | M. flavalis
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| Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Galium mollugo, Artemisia campestris, Ballota, Reseda and Urtica urens.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)" Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ "63.039 BF1396 Mecyna flavalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mecyna flavalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 29, 2018.