Mecyna trinalis

Mecyna trinalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Mecyna
Species:	M. trinalis
Binomial name
Mecyna trinalis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
Pyralis trinalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Pyralis trinalis var. anienalis Hartig, 1941 Mecyna (Pyrausta) lutealis maroccanensis Amsel, 1956 Mecyna joannisalis Marion, 1955 Botys trinalis var. andalusica Staudinger, 1879 Mecyna andalusica Botys flavalis var. tripunctalis Oberthür, 1887

Mecyna trinalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine,[1] Russia,[2] Turkey and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.[2]

The wingspan is about 23[3]-27 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species.[5]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
3. lepiforum.de
4. lepiforum.de
5. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa