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73.293 BF2198  –  Noctuidae –  Hadeninae – Mythimna impura – Smoky Wainscot Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> .  . >>  Noctuidae  >> Hadeninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A very prominent black or brown streak that runs down the full length of the forewing, fanning out towards the outer wing edge. White veins are highlighted across a straw yellow ground colour and a smoky grey hindwing. A small black spot in the central area of the forewing. A fairly distinctive moth.
Distribution:  A resident that is very common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Recorded from all areas of the county.
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing July – August Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – is attracted to light and flowers that are rich in nectar Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 31-38mm
Forewing: 14-18mm Food Plant: Various grasses.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Smoky Wainscot - Noctuidae - Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot – Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot - Noctuidae - Mythimna impura

2198-smoky-wainscot Smoky Wainscot - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Mythimna impura

derbyshiremoths.org © makes no guarantee of accuracy of data used in these maps and charts – they are presented to you with best endeavours and the data behind them updated periodically as time permits. Historic records are being discovered all the time. These will be assessed, so once they are all verified, they will be incorporated onto the map and charts.

Found 3807 records
    ↳ 47 from After 2025
    ↳ 536 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3224 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Mythimna impura

Monthly Counts By Year: Mythimna impura

Recordings By Year: Mythimna impura

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Mythimna impura
AGR: 0.21%   |   Total % Change: 5.1%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Mythimna impura

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Mythimna impura

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Mythimna impura – 3807 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Mythimna impuraAston-on-Trent, DerbyshireSK43A202501/07/20253adult
Mythimna impuraOld Marble Mill, Ashford in the Water SK16Z202501/07/20255adult
Mythimna impuraVia GelliaSK25T202502/07/20251adult
Mythimna impuraInkersall gardenSK47G202504/07/20254adult
Mythimna impuraStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202502/07/20251adult
Mythimna impuraupper cromford gardenSK25Y202524/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraInkersall gardenSK47G202513/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202528/06/20253adult
Mythimna impuraAston-on-Trent, DerbyshireSK43A202519/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMidway, Derbys.SK32A202516/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202529/06/20254adult
Mythimna impuraBamfordSK28B202521/06/20251
Mythimna impuraCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202521/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202519/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraInkersall gardenSK47G202528/06/202510adult
Mythimna impuraMidway, Derbys.SK32A202512/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraBelperSK34U202528/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202517/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202519/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202528/06/20257adult
Mythimna impuraBuxton (w)SK07R202530/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraupper cromford gardenSK25Y202521/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202521/06/20253adult
Mythimna impuraupper cromford gardenSK25Y202523/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMiller's Dale SK17G202527/06/20254adult
Mythimna impuraWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202517/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraLangley Mill SK44N202530/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202518/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraInkersall gardenSK47G202521/06/20257adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202523/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202521/06/20254adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202530/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202515/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202526/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202510/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraAston-on-Trent, DerbyshireSK43A202529/06/20253adult
Mythimna impuraupper cromford gardenSK25Y202517/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202529/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202518/06/20252adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202524/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraupper cromford gardenSK25Y202519/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202530/06/20257adult
Mythimna impuraMidway, Derbys.SK32A202519/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202517/06/20251adult
Mythimna impuraFroggattSK27N202520/05/20251adult
Mythimna impuraNorton Lees, Sheffield (VC57)SK38L202403/09/20241adult
Mythimna impuraKing's NewtonSK32Y202405/09/20243adult
Mythimna impuraFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202404/09/20241adult
Mythimna impuraMidway, Derbys.SK32A202403/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202407/08/20243adult
Mythimna impuraSlaley MeadowsSK25T202414/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202417/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraTorside Reservoir northeast endSK09U202403/08/20244adult
Mythimna impuraGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202412/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraBirch ValeSK08I202403/08/20243adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202404/08/202410adult
Mythimna impuraBirch ValeSK08I202418/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraInkersall gardenSK47G202408/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202403/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202410/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202427/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraWirksworth MoorSK35B202404/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202409/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202414/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202404/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraLongdendale, Torside Clough, Long Gutter EdgeSK09T202416/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraBirch ValeSK08I202409/08/20243adult
Mythimna impuraStonebroomSK45E202401/08/20243adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202406/08/20244adult
Mythimna impuraShirebrook Wood (former colliery)SK56I202431/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202403/08/202416adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202411/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202426/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202407/08/20244adult
Mythimna impuraLudworth MoorSJ99V202424/08/20243adult
Mythimna impuraBirch ValeSK08I202411/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202404/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202407/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraBuxton (p)SK07R202411/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202410/08/20245adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202405/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraChaddesden, DerbySK33T202402/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraOld Park Plantation, BeeleySK26U202412/08/20241
Mythimna impuraBelper, DerbyshireSK34N202409/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202407/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202401/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraStonebroom.SK45E202408/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202427/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraWardlowSK17X202413/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraPark Head, Crich.SK35M202403/08/20242adult
Mythimna impuraBeresford DaleSK15J202411/08/20241
Mythimna impuraMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202409/08/20243adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202419/08/20241adult
Mythimna impuraMellorSJ98Z202414/07/20242adult
Mythimna impuraBelperSK34N202429/07/20241adult
Mythimna impuraBlackshaw Farm, Little Hayfield, High Peak SK22 2NS, UKSK08J202417/07/20241
Mythimna impuraWoodland AveSK43R202418/07/20241adult
Mythimna impuraKing's NewtonSK32Y202429/07/20241adult

Sensible limit reached – too many records to list on the page

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