73.301 BF2205 – Shoulder-striped Wainscot – Noctuidae – Mythimna comma
Shoulder-striped Wainscot – Noctuidae – Hadeninae – Mythimna comma – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is widely distributed and locally common, with the exception of the Peak Grit area, where it is quite rare.
ID POINTERS – The main ID feature is a long black streak that extends into the wing from the forewing base, with further bold white band that extends along the leading edge. A fairly diagnostic, thick-set Wainscot.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing mid June – August
IMAGES – Findern, Derbyshire – Brian Hallam©
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
