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Mecyna lutealis

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Mecyna lutealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mecyna
Species:
M. lutealis
Binomial name
Mecyna lutealis
(Duponchel, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Botys lutealis Duponchel, 1833
  • Botys citralis var. albarracinensis Fuchs, 1901
  • Botys flavalis var. citralis Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Botys flavalis (Villers, 1789)
  • Pyrausta lutealis gomagoialis Amsel, 1932
  • Mecyna lutealis rungsalis (Leraut, 2005)

Mecyna lutealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, including Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1833.

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