Mecyna mustelinalis Packard, 1873 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mecyna mustelinalis Packard, 1873

Mecyna mustelinalis Packard, 1873

Mecyna mustelinalis is a Crambidae moth found in North America, with forewings 12.5–16.5 mm long.

Family
Genus
Mecyna
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mecyna mustelinalis Packard, 1873

Mecyna mustelinalis, described by Packard in 1873, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. This species is found in North America, and confirmed records of it come from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, and Yukon. The forewings of Mecyna mustelinalis measure 12.5 to 16.5 millimeters in length. Adult moths have been recorded in flight from March through August, with the majority of sightings falling in July.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Mecyna

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