Noctuidae : Xyleninae
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Cloaked Minor
Mesoligia furuncula
Mere Wainscot
Photedes fluxa
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Small Wainscot
Denticucullus pygmina

(Haworth, 1809) 2350 / 73.144
=Chortodes pygmina

Morley's Final Catalogue: Common enough, though not often noted. Belstead in 1897 (Hkg); Ipswich marshes in 1894 and Foxhall in 1903 (Mly); Bosmere in Needham Market (Ml); Bury, Tuddenham, Newmarket; Beccles (Crf), Fritton in 1934 (Mr).

Recent Suffolk status: Local.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Mere wainscot has a kidney mark and faint cross lines. Plain forms of Cloaked minor could be confused with Small wainscot but are smaller, with a slimmer body and lack any dark streaking on the wing.

Habitat: Reedbeds, marshes, river valleys, ponds.

Recorded in 43 (74%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1897.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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Determination
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
21/10/2024126TL96 - Thurston/Elmswell
15/10/2024125TM49 - Somerleyton/Beccles
05/10/2024126TM04 - Hadleigh
03/10/2024225TM49 - Somerleyton/Beccles
29/09/2024126TL97 - Hopton/Ixworth
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Forewing: 10-14mm.
Flight: One generation Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Sedges and other grasses
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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