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Small World Discoveries
by Tony Enticknap - tickspics
Focusing on insects, arachnids and other small nature subjects from East Dorset and the New Forest ...
Common Wainscot
Mythimna pallens
LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea
Noctuidae (Noctuids) > Hadeninae > Leucaniini
Checklist ref. 73.291
Designation: 'macro-moth'
Status: common and widely distributed
Typical habitat: grassy rural or urban areas
Larval foodplant:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â various grasses
Flight behaviour: flies at night, but comes to light
Flight season: May - October
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Cashmoor Down, East Dorset | June 21
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