73.151 BF2373 - Webb's Wainscot - Noctuidae - Globia sparganii

73.151 BF2373 – Noctuidae – Xyleninae – Globia sparganii – Webb's Wainscot

Adult Macro: CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –

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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae >> Xyleninae

ID Difficulty: green

– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Very blunt wing tips. The ground colour and the forewing markings can be very variable. The streaking in particular can be very obvious to almost non-existent. There is usually a dark central streak that cuts through a pale kidney mark and a U-shaped row of small black spots. There is also another row of small black spots along outer wing edge. The ground colour can be orange to cream. Tip of the abdomen protrudes conspicuously beyond the wing tips at rest. This specimen is probably a male.

Distribution: (First record: 22/08/2020 at Findern ) – (Last record: 01/08/2024 at Allestree ) – Not listed or recorded in the county in Harrison & Sterling (1988). This specimen is the first county record, being trapped at Findern on 22nd August 2020. A new moth for the county. Seems this species is expanding its UK range quite rapidly. A second record came from Allestree on 1st August 2024.

Flight Period: August / September / October / – On the wing August – October

Moth Activity: Nocturnal – and is attracted to light

*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 32-40mm
Forewing: 15-18mm

Food Plant: Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus), Reed-mace (Typha spp. )

Last Recorded Date: 01/08/2024

First Recorded Date: 22/08/2020

Last Recorded By – Stephen Plant

Last Recorded General Area – Allestree

IMAGES BELOW: Findern, Derbyshire – Roger Nash per Brian Hallam© / Allestree, Derby Stephen Plant©

Webb’s Wainscot (Roger Nash)

Webb’s Wainscot – Allestree 1/8/24 – Stephen Plant

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Distribution Map for Globia sparganii

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Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Globia sparganii

Monthly Counts By Year: Globia sparganii

Recordings By Year: Globia sparganii

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Globia sparganii

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Globia sparganii

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 - Globia sparganii – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count
Globia sparganii	Allestree, Derby	SK33P	2024	01/08/2024	1
Globia sparganii	Findern	SK33A	2020	22/08/2020	1