Species Details

ABH: 73.152

BF: 2374

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Globia algae

Authority: (Esper, 1788)

Vernacular: Rush Wainscot

Account: A rare Red Data Book species, in reed-beds, marshes and gravel pits in southern England. Largely confined to four main areas in Britain, lakeside habitats in Sussex and Surrey and two sites in East Anglia. The colonies in Surrey are a recent discovery and it is not clear how long this species has been resident in the area. It was also recorded at Dungeness in Kent from 1952-1980 with no evidence of this species breeding here since then. In East Anglia, it is present in the Norfolk Broads and in Breckland wetlands (near Brandon) to the west of Thetford Forest on the Suffolk/Norfolk border The most likely confusion species is Webb's Wainscot A. sparganii, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Common Club-rush, Bulrush, Lesser Bulrush and Yellow Iris, over-wintering as an egg.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 32 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 20 Jul (1999) — 18 Aug (2005)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/globia-algae/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 14

Individuals: 22

Earliest Year: 1990

Latest Year: 2009

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