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Common Wainscot
Mythimna pallens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2199 / 73.291
Photo © Ian Barber,  19/05/2022 Bedford

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Forewing: 14-17mm.
Flight: Two generations May-July. Aug-Oct.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 15 May to 15 October - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 21 (95%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
19/07/2024330TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
17/07/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
01/07/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
29/06/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
22/06/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
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