73.289 BF2196
– Striped Wainscot – Mythimna pudorina – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Adult Macro:
CAT 3
– Difficult to identify – Quality set of photographs required –
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Verification Notes: CAT 3 set as possibly extinct species
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Verification Notes: CAT 3 set as possibly extinct species
– Extinct Species
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– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Reed Dagger
ID pointers: Shows a dark area in front of(i.e. on leading edge) side of central pale vein. Distinguished by the shape of the wing in which the apex, termen and costa are more rounded than similar related species.Forewing short and broad, pale straw ground colour, streaked with pale pink or pale brown and dusted with black, this dusting usually comes together into central area, sub-dorsal and sub-costal blackish streaks; no cross-lines; terminal fringe pinkish; hindwing grey-brown. Unlike any other wainscot in colour.
Distribution:
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.
General Comment: None
*** Last updated on 14 January 2026 by TD ***
Forewing: 16-19mm
First Recorded Year: 1968
Last Recorded By – RHD – from Harrison & Sterling
Last Recorded General Area – Shardlow
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1968 - 1968)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.