Obscure Wainscot (Leucania obsoleta (=Mythimna), (Hübner, [1803]))

General Information
Pupates inside a dead reed stem.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 18-20mm.
Foodplant(s): Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Flying: One generation, mid May-mid July
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Local

Habitat

Reedbeds, fens, marshes, riversides, estuaries and reedy margins of ponds and lakes.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Lyme Grass Longalatedes elymi (=Chortodes)

Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura

Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea

L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album

Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma (=Mythimna)

73.302 (BF2204) Obscure Wainscot Leucania obsoleta (=Mythimna), (Hübner, [1803])

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