Family:
Noctuidae
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| 2191
|
Double
Line |
Mythimna
turca |
Wingspan
37-45mm |
0
|
© Peter Clarke |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, possibe immigrant. Nationally Scarce B, SW, SE England
and S Wales |
| Habitat: |
Mature
woodland habitat |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Grasses
such as Cocksfoot, Wood Meadow Grass and Wood Rush |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon just below ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2192
|
Brown-line
Bright-eye |
Mythimna
conigera |
Wingspan
30-35mm |
233
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Wide
range of grassland and woodland fringes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Grasses
including Cocksfoot and Common Couch |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon just below ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2193
|
The
Clay |
Mythimna
ferrago |
Wingspan
35-40mm |
274
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Wide
range of open habitats including gardens and wetlands |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Grasses
including Cocksfoot and Meadow Grass |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small pupa, pupation takes place in an underground cocoon |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2194
|
White-point
|
Mythimna
albipuncta |
Wingspan
30-35mm |
4
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Regular
immigrant along S and SE coasts occasionally inland |
| Habitat: |
Primarily
coastal shingle beaches |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Common
in Europe on various grasses, Cocksfoot, Common Couch |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva, but rarely found in the wild |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2195
|
The
Delicate |
Mythimna
vitellina |
Wingspan
36-43mm |
17
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Regular
immigrant mainly along S and SW coasts. Some local breeding
during the Summer |
| Habitat: |
Mainly
grassy coastal areas. Some, however, are found inland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Common
in Europe on various grasses, Cocksfoot, Common Couch |
| Overwinters: |
It
is not known whether this species can overwinter |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2196
|
Striped
Wainscot |
Mythimna
pudorina |
Wingspan
35-38mm |
9
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local in most of England and Wales |
| Habitat: |
Marshes,
fens, boggy heaths and acid grassland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Broadleaved
grasses including Common Reed |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon in leaf litter |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2197
|
Southern
Wainscot |
Mythimna
straminea |
Wingspan
32-40mm |
49
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, scattered distribution over most of England and Wales |
| Habitat: |
Marshes,
fens, ditches, river banks |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Common
Reed, Reed Canary Grass |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva on the reed stems |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2198
|
Smoky
Wainscot |
Mythimna
impura |
Wingspan
31-38mm |
1179 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common thoughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Grassland,
woodland, gardens, sand dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
range of grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small pupa, pupation occurs in an underground cocoon |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2199 |
Common
Wainscot |
Mythimna
pallens |
Wingspan
30-35mm |
5301
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common thoughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Dry
and damp grassland, woodland rides |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
range of grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small pupa deep in the sward |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2201
|
Shore
Wainscot |
Mythimna
litoralis |
Wingspan
36-42mm |
15
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
Nationally Scarce B, occuring in sand dunes around Britain.
Scarcer in Scotland and Ireland |
| Habitat: |
Coastal
and estuarine saltmarsh |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Salt
marsh grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva, pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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