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Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Leucania comma, Mythimna comma
Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae 

ABH 73.301
B&F 2205     *     Shoulder-striped Wainscot     *     Leucania comma (Mythimna comma)


Locally common
Wingspan: 32-37mm

Flight time: May-July
Habitat: Fens, marshes, damp woodland, grassy areas and gardens

Larval food plant: Grasses, including Cock's-foot



Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Mythimna comma

Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Mythimna comma
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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