Small Wainscot - Denticucullus pygmina
Wingspan 23 to 29 mm. This species varies somewhat in ground colour, with specimens ranging from pale buff to deep reddish-brown.
Found in marshy areas, wet heathland and other damp localities.
The adults fly in August and September.
The larvae feed internally in the stems of sedges.
Fairly common throughout Britain. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident).
Adrian Russell
Warren Hills
17 August 2011
Adrian Russell
Clipsham Park Wood
19 September 2014
MFBraker
Bradgatedeerbarns
25 July 2016
Small wainscot
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Species profile
- Common names
- Small Wainscot
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 19
- First record:
- 17/08/2011 (Russell, Adrian)
- Last record:
- 03/09/2022 (Hirons, Gareth)
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