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Noctuidae 932935 – 10438   Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809)              Armyworm, The White-speck

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Alliaceae[Liliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Brassicaceae Convolvulaceae Cucurbitaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Liliaceae Linaceae Papaveraceae Poaceae Poly..  Host genera: Agrostis Allium Amaranthus Ambrosia Arundo Asparagus Aster[unresolved] Avena Beta Brassica Capsicum Cenchrus Citrullus Cortaderia Cucumis Cynodon Dactylis Daucus Digitaria Distichlis Elymus Fragaria G...  Notes: polyphagous: grasses & cereals (Godfrey 1972a); herbaceous plants (Ferguson et al 1991); generalist on grasses but consuming many forbs, many woody species, inlcuing crops and garden plants (Wagner e...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 10438 antica (Walker, 1856) (Leucania) extranea (Guenée, 1852) (Leucania) quechua (Franclemont, 1951) (Pseudaletia) tseki (Koutsaftikis, 1974) (Leucania) Taxonomic Notes: Mythimna unipuncta: Formerly placed in the genus Pseudoletia.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 2: 174. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 56.1m; p. 304. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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