Species Details

ABH: 73.296

BF: 2203

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Hadeninae

Taxon: Mythimna unipuncta

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: White-speck

Account: A low-level immigrant from grassland in northern Europe, appearing on the south coast in recent years in sufficient numbers to breed. Characterised by combination of median line, apical dash, and dark smoky brown hindwing. Larva feeds on various grasses, such as Common Couch and Cock's-foot, unable to over-winter in significant numbers.

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: 41 — 48 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Aug (1962) — 28 Nov (2007)

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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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

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

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 12

Individuals: 7

Earliest Year: 1962

Latest Year: 2017

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