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Obscure Wainscot
Leucania obsoleta (Hübner, 1803)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2204 / 73.302
Photo © Malcolm Hillier

Similar Cambs Species
Southern Wainscot
Mythimna straminea
Smoky Wainscot
Mythimna impura
Forewing: 15-18mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Common Reed.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 11 (30%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1905.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
09/07/2023+29TL57 - Ely/Stretham/Soham
08/07/2023+29TL66 - Chippenham/Cheveley
23/06/2022129TL57 - Ely/Stretham/Soham
08/07/2021329TL45 - Cambridge
06/06/2021129TL45 - Cambridge
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