Noctuidae : Hadeninae
L-album Wainscot
MYTHIMNA (Hyphilare) l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
L-album Wainscot
MYTHIMNA (Hyphilare) l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 34 - 40mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Isles,Estonia,Ireland,Norway, N & NW Russia and some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Recorded along south coast of England most years : Channel Isles - widespread and frequent as resident and immigrant
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Rough Grassland by sea : Cliff Edges
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: first instar larva
Observations: A fairly distinct Wainscot that is both a resident and immigrant from Europe, arriving in reasonable enough numbers to breed,the immigrant species topping up the resident species each year.Although they are not often found more then a mile inland it does appear to be extending its range northwards possibly as a result of global warming and stray singletons have been recorded inland.
The similar moth L.comma has a white forewing streak which extends into the basal area but doesnt form the letter "L" which gives this moth its name.
The moth is attracted to light,sugar and flowers.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Isles,Estonia,Ireland,Norway, N & NW Russia and some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Recorded along south coast of England most years : Channel Isles - widespread and frequent as resident and immigrant
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Noctua) l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Spain and Portugal: Lusitania
Habitat: Rough Grassland by sea : Cliff Edges
Similar Species -
- Shoulder-striped Wainscot - Leucania comma - (Linnaeus, 1761)
Overwinters as: first instar larva
Observations: A fairly distinct Wainscot that is both a resident and immigrant from Europe, arriving in reasonable enough numbers to breed,the immigrant species topping up the resident species each year.Although they are not often found more then a mile inland it does appear to be extending its range northwards possibly as a result of global warming and stray singletons have been recorded inland.
The similar moth L.comma has a white forewing streak which extends into the basal area but doesnt form the letter "L" which gives this moth its name.
The moth is attracted to light,sugar and flowers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Ammophila arenaria - Marram Grass
- Bromus sterilis - Barren Brome
- Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot - Orchard grass
- Deschampsia flexuosa - Wavy Hair-grass
- Oryza sativa - Asian Rice
- Phleum pratense - Timothy-grass
- Poa annua - Annual Meadow Grass
- Zea mays - Sweetcorn
Larval Food Plants
|
|
|
|
Taxonomy
|
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Subgenus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - MYTHIMNA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Hadeninae Leucaniini MYTHIMNA Ochsenheimer, 1816 Hyphilare Hübner, 1821 Mythimna (Hyphilare) l-album (Linnaeus, 1767) - Phalaena turca (Linnaeus, 1761) - PHALAENA (Noctua) l-album (Linnaeus, 1767) - = Leucania penicillata Moore, 1881 = Mythimna (Foehstia) valeriae Beck, 2007 = Aletia l-album = Mythimna (Hyphilare) l-album - Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): Title page : p.850 - n.154 - Spain and Portugal: Lusitania |