Noctuidae: Hadeninae

10022 L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album, (Linnaeus, 1767)

BF2202 (ABH73.300)

Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
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Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopis.18th June 2015.
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies
Gotse Delchev, SW Bulgaria, 4th July 2011
Gotse Delchev, SW Bulgaria, 4th July 2011
 Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes come to light.

Forewing length: 15-16mm
Foodplant(s): Marram (Ammophila arenaria)
Flying: Two generations, July and mid September-late October
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Rough grassland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

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Obscure Wainscot Leucania obsoleta (=Mythimna)
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)