Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens, (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

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

Forewing length: 14-17mm.
Foodplant(s): Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Annual Meadow-grass (Poa annua), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), grasses
Flying: Two generations, June-July and August-October
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Grassland, heathand, open woodland, fens, scrub and gardens.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea

Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura

Mathew's Wainscot Mythimna favicolor

10007 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF2199 (ABH73.291)