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Obscure Wainscot
Leucania obsoleta

(Hübner, 1803) 2204 / 73.302
=Mythimna obsoleta

Davey, P., 2009: A local species in central and south-east England, and south-east Wales, the larva feeding nocturnally on common reed (Phragmites australis) and hiding by day in old hollow reed stems. In Dorset, the moth is frequent to common in coastal fens at Abbotsbury, Radipole and Lodmoor, and around the harbours at Poole and at Christchurch. Small colonies also occur in fens on the River Piddle and the River Frome near Wareham. Dispersal accounts for examples trapped some distance from... Read More

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Recorded in 22 (55%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1958.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)
Additional Stats

Forewing: 15-18mm
Flight: May - July
Foodplant:   Common Reed
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
07/07/202319SY99 Lytchett Matravers
06/07/202319ST80 Blandford
28/06/202319SY98 Wareham
26/06/202319SY99 Lytchett Matravers
23/06/202319SY68 Weymouth / Martinstown

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