Noctuidae: Hadeninae

10010 Obscure Wainscot Leucania obsoleta (=Mythimna), (Hübner, [1803])

BF2204 (ABH73.302)

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 2019

General Information

Pupates inside a dead reed stem.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 18-20mm.
Foodplant(s): Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Flying: One generation, mid May-mid July
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Reedbeds, fens, marshes, riversides, estuaries and reedy margins of ponds and lakes.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species
Lyme Grass Longalatedes elymi (=Chortodes)
Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Dobarsko, Rila Mtns., 29th July 2017. Light trap.
Dobarsko, Rila Mtns., 29th July 2017. Light trap.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma (=Mythimna)
Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album


Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Smooth
Colours:
Brown, yellow, white, grey, orange
No. of Proleg Pairs:
5