Rush Wainscot (Archanara algae, (Esper, 1788))

General Information

Pupates in a stem of the food plant.

Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 14-18mm.
Foodplant(s): Reedmace (Typha latifolia), Lesser Reedmace (Typha angustifolia), Common Club-rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris), Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
Flying: One generation, August-September
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

The edges of broads, lakes and gravel pits.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Webb's Wainscot Globia sparganii (=Archanara)

09868 Rush Wainscot Archanara algae, (Esper, 1788)

BF2374 (ABH73.152)