Mythimna impura: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mythimna impura lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mythimna impura
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the mythimna impura live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mythimna impura in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the mythimna impura?

The mythimna impura (Mythimna impura) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Mythimna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mythimna impura

Mythimna impura, the smoky wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is distributed throughout most of the Palearctic realm from Ireland in the west of Europe east to the Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, then Japan. In Europe it is found from the Arctic Circle to Spain and Italy (including Sicily) in the south, as well as in the northern regions of Greece.

As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish yellow forewings with prominent venation. The smoky wainscot has a dark basal streak with another shorter streak nearer to the costa and tornus. This species has grey hindwings with white margins. The wingspan is 31–38 mm.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mythimna impura (revision 1378932239), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2012435 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).