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Webb's Wainscot
Globia sparganii (Esper, 1790)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2373 / 73.151
Photo © Jon Clifton,  Hickling NNR, July 2010

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Rush Wainscot
Globia algae
Bulrush Wainscot
Nonagria typhae
Forewing: 15-18mm.
Flight: One generation Aug-Oct.
Foodplant:   Bulrush and Lesser Bulrush.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Locally common.
Formerly scarce, regularly recorded in recent years. Over the past 20 years going from 6 records in 2000 to 150 in 2021.

Fens, marshes, ditches, ponds and other areas where the foodplant occurs.
Found in the Norfolk Broads and other widespread locations across Norfolk.

Recorded in 58 (78%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
30/09/2024227TG33Ridlington
18/09/2024127TG13Bodham
08/09/2024127TG11Costessey
07/09/2024127TG42Eccles
07/09/2024227TG11Costessey
07/09/2024127TG13Hempstead
07/09/2024127TG41Filby
06/09/2024127TG42Eccles
06/09/2024127TG31Upton
06/09/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
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