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Large Wainscot
Rhizedra lutosa (Hübner, 1803)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2375 / 73.134
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Bulrush Wainscot
Nonagria typhae
Scarce Arches
Fabula zollikoferi
Forewing: 16-23mm.
Flight: One generation Aug-Oct.
Foodplant:   Common Reed.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread.
Reedbeds and reedy ditches, preferring the drier parts.

Large species with distinct row of small black dots on the forewing, flying in the Autumn, it is nearly always the females that are recorded at light.

Recorded in 66 (89%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
15/11/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
14/11/2024527TG42Eccles
13/11/2024327TG42Eccles
13/11/2024327TG04Cley next the Sea
12/11/2024727TG42Eccles
12/11/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
11/11/2024127TG42Eccles
11/11/2024128TF63Dersingham
11/11/2024128TF62King's Lynn
10/11/20241027TG42Eccles
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