White-mantled Wainscot (Archanara neurica, (Hübner, [1808]))

General Information
Pupates in a dry stem.
Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 12-13mm
Foodplant(s): Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Flying: One generation, July-early August
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

The edges of reedbeds and reedy ditches, usually coastal.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Nationally Scarce B

Larva/Leafmine:

Larva Type:

Glossy

Colours:

Pink, yellow, grey, brown, black

No. of Proleg Pairs:

73.140 (BF2372) White-mantled Wainscot Archanara neurica, (Hübner, [1808])

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