Scodionyx mysticus

Scodionyx mysticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Scodionyx
Species: S. mysticus
Binomial name
Scodionyx mysticus
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Scodionyx balboi Kruger, 1939
  • Hypotacha boursini Warnecke, 1938
  • Scodionyx mysticus lepineyi Rungs, 1942

Scodionyx mysticus is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula.

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Acacia raddiana.


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