L-album Wainscot - Mythimna l-album
Wingspan 30 to 35 mm. One of the more distinctively-marked of the wainscots.
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Damp places and coastal habitats.
The adults fly in two generations; in July and again in September and October.
The overwintering caterpillars feed on a range of grasses.
This species was originally restricted to the southern counties of England from Cornwall eastwards to Kent, but may now be slowly spreading northwards. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as Nationally Scarce B.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Luffenham Heath record of 20/09/2022 was the first for VC55.
Ryder Hurn
Osbaston, Leicestershire
15 October 2025
Ron Follows
Luffenham Heath Golf Course
20 September 2022
Adam Poole
Broughton Astley Garden
27 September 2025
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Species profile
- Common names
- L-album Wainscot
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 20/09/2022 (Follows, Ron)
- Last record:
- 15/10/2025 (Ryder Hurn)
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Adam Poole
Broughton Astley Garden
27 September 2025
Adam Poole
Broughton Astley Garden
27 September 2025
