73.289 BF2196 - Striped Wainscot - Noctuidae - Mythimna pudorina

73.289 BF2196 - Noctuidae - Hadeninae - Mythimna pudorina - Striped Wainscot

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

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- Extinct Species

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: green

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

Distribution: (First record: 03/07/1968 at Shardlow ) - (Last record: 03/07/1968 at Shardlow ) - Current status uncertain – maybe still holding on in small populations in marshy areas of the Trent Valley. 1 record from 1968, so most probably extinct as a county species.

Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing June – July

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

Wingspan: 35-38mm
Forewing: 16-19mm

Food Plant: Different types of grasses and rushes.

Last Recorded Date: 03/07/1968

Last Recorded By: RHD - from Harrison & Sterling

Last Recorded General Area: Shardlow

First Recorded Date: 03/07/1968

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