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Striped Wainscot

Mythimna pudorina

Checklist Number
73.289 [B&F: 2196]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Hadeninae
Genus:Mythimna
Species:pudorina
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Local in marshes, river-banks, damp areas, fens and boggy heathland throughout much of England and southern Wales. In Hampshire locally common on damp heathland in the New Forest and in the north-east, and along the Test and Itchen valleys, and locally elsewhere; remarkably scarce on the Isle of Wight with only a few scattered records. Wingspan 36-43 mm. Distinguished by the shape of the wing in which the apex, termen and costa are more rounded than similar related species. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Common Reed, Purple Moor-grass and Reed Canary-grass.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Larval

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