Species Details

ABH: 73.289

BF: 2196

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Hadeninae

Taxon: Mythimna pudorina

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Striped Wainscot

Account: Local in marshes, river-banks, damp areas, fens and boggy heathland throughout much of England and southern Wales 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.

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: 36 — 43 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 7 Jun (1996) — 3 Aug (1981)

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

Foodplant: Cyperaceae, Gramineae., Juncaceae., Molinia sp.

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/mythimna-pudorina/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 175

Individuals: 86

Earliest Year: 1896

Latest Year: 2021

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