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Smoky Wainscot, Mythimna impura

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae 

ABH 73.293
B&F 2198     *     Smoky Wainscot     *     Mythimna impura


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 31-38mm. Markings are variable, +/- grey hindwing

Flight time: July-August
Habitat: Grassland, woodland rides, gardens

Larvae feed on grasses, also on Wood-rush and Common Reed

Similar: Common Wainscot, hindwing usually whitish


Smoky Wainscot, Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot, Mythimna impura
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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