Mecyna flavalis, Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775

Kravchenko, Vasiliy D., Poltavsky, Alexander, Segerer, Andreas, Speidel, Wolfgang & Müller, Günter C., 2020, An annotated checklist of the Crambidae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Israel, with remarks on their distribution and phenology, Israel Journal of Entomology 50 (1), pp. 85-129 : 119

137. Mecyna flavalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)*

Records: Collection of Z. Shoham; German–Israeli project. New to Israel.

General distribution: Eurasiatic. South and Central Europe, Turkey, all over South Siberia to Far East and Japan.

Distribution in Israel: Upper Galilee and Golan Heights.

Period of flight in Israel: June–August.

Host plants: Galium mollugo ( Rubiaceae ), Artemisia campestris ( Asteraceae ), Ballota sp. ( Lamiaceae ), Reseda sp. ( Resedaceae ), Urtica urens ( Urticaceae ).