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Common Wainscot

Mythimna pallens

LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea

Noctuidae (Noctuids) > Hadeninae > Leucaniini


Checklist ref. 73.291

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: grassy rural or urban areas

Larval foodplant:           various grasses

Flight behaviour: flies at night, but comes to light

Flight season: May - October

Common Wainscot

Cashmoor Down, East Dorset | June 21

Common Wainscot

Common Wainscot

Common Wainscot

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