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Brown-veined Wainscot
Archanara dissoluta
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Silky Wainscot
Chilodes maritima

(Tauscher, 1806) 2391 / 73.100
=Chilodes maritimus

Morley's Final Catalogue: Taken in a garden in Suffolk, end of June (Curtis fol. cci; about 1825.-Ed.) One at Ipswich by Tim Last (Entom. 1867, p.189). Hemley in 1902 by Rev. A. P. Waller (EMM. 1902, 247), including the forms wismarensis and bipunctata, also at Waldringfield up to 1933. Lowestoft in 1903 (l.c. 1904, 80-81); Reydon in 1934 (Baker); Walberswick in 1935 (Btn); Herringfleet marshes 1936.

Recent Suffolk Status: Local. Found along the coast, on the edge of the Brecks and river valleys. The various forms of this moth are found regularly in the county.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Brown-veined wainscot has shorter wings and a greyish hindwing.

Habitat: Reedbeds, fens, river valleys.

Recorded in 35 (60%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1867.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
20/08/2023125TM45 - Aldeburgh/Orford
28/07/2023+25TM58 - Carlton Colville/Kessingland
28/07/2023+25TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston
28/07/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
28/07/2023+25TM47 - Blythburgh/Dunwich
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Forewing: 13-15mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Omnivorous Invertebrates and dead Common Reed stems
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
 Immature Adult
     
Underlying maps using Digital Map Data © Norfolk Online Lepidoptera Archive - NOLA™ - Suffolk 2024. © James Wheeler - Norfolk Moths 2007 - 2024. Data © NOLA™ - Suffolk 2024
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