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Small Wainscot
Denticucullus pygmina (Haworth, 1809)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2350 / 73.144
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Westcott 2009

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Coenobia rufa
Foodplant:   Sedges and grasses
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Local across the region, and more frequent in low-lying areas, in a range of damp habiats including marshes and woodland.

Recorded in 55 (71%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1910.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
04/10/2022124SP61 - Bernwood, Rushbeds, Bullingdon
03/10/2022124SP72 - Winslow, Claydons, Finemere
25/09/2022224SP61 - Bernwood, Rushbeds, Bullingdon
23/09/2022224SP61 - Bernwood, Rushbeds, Bullingdon
22/09/2022124SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
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