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L-album Wainscot
Mythimna l-album (Linnaeus, 1767)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2202 / 73.300
Photo © Brian Jones,  22/09/2020 - Felixstowe, South Beach

Similar Suffolk Species
Obscure Wainscot
Leucania obsoleta
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
Leucania comma
Forewing: 15-16mm
Flight: Two Generations. July, Sept - October
Foodplant:   Marram grass
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Morley's Final Catalogue: Not known from Suffolk in Morley's time.

Recent Suffolk Status: Common immigrant and recent colonist. First recorded in Suffolk at Landguard in 2000 (N. Odin). From about 2004, colonies became established along the coast. In 2005 it started to appear at inland sites and has continued spreading and increasing in numbers.

Life history: Double-brooded. The second brood is much larger. Recorded commonly at light, Ivy flowers and Blackberries.

Identification: The white 'L' mark makes this species fairly unmistakeable, but compare with Shoulder-striped wainscot and the scarce Obscure wainscot.

Habitat: A wide variety of grassy habitats.

Recorded in 40 (69%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2000.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
20/10/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
18/10/2023125TM59 - Lowestoft
17/10/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
17/10/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
17/10/2023+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
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