Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Leucania comma) (=Mythimna comma) - Bedfordshire Moths - The macro and micro moths of Bedfordshire VC30.

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Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Leucania comma

(Linnaeus, 1761)	2205 / 73.301
=Mythimna comma

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 20 May to 31 July - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 19 (86%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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Determination

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Latest 5 Records
Date	#	VC	10k Area
29/06/2024	1	30	TL01 - Whipsnade, Stockwood Park
28/06/2024	1	30	TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
22/06/2024	1	30	TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
09/06/2024	1	30	SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe
26/05/2024	1	30	TL01 - Whipsnade, Stockwood Park

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Forewing:	16-19mm.
Flight:	One generation May-July.
Foodplant:	Grasses
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 2

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