Noctuidae : Xyleninae
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Photo © Ben Sale,  Bramfield Woods, Hertfordshire (25/08/19) - Variation in ground colour

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Cloaked Minor
Mesoligia furuncula
Mere Wainscot
Photedes fluxa
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Small Wainscot
Denticucullus pygmina

(Haworth, 1809) 2350 / 73.144
=Chortodes pygmina

General comments
Very local resident.

The Small Wainscot is largely confined to damp, older woodlands, usually on clay with undisturbed areas of sedges and rushes within the woodland for the larvae to feed on. The lack of disturbance seems to be the key with cattle, pedestrians, dogs and others forming the main threat. Hampton and Bushy Park are our only localities in Middlesex.

Recorded in 21 (51%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
16/09/2023120TL21 - Welwyn Garden City
18/07/2023520TL31 - Hertford
11/09/2022120TL23 - Letchworth / Baldock
14/08/2022220TL11 - Harpenden / Wheathampstead
08/09/2021120TL43 - Meesden / Barley
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VC20 VC21 VC21 VC20
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Forewing: 10-14mm.
Flight: One generation Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Sedges and other grasses
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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