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Bulrush Wainscot
Nonagria typhae (Thunberg, 1784)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2369 / 73.136
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Westcott 2019

Similar Upper Thames Species
Large Wainscot
Rhizedra lutosa
Webb's Wainscot
Globia sparganii
Foodplant:   Bulrush and Lesser Bulrush
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Quite widespread across the region. Breeds in wetlands but disperses widely and appears in light traps well away from breeding habitat.

Recorded in 57 (73%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1950.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
13/09/2022124SP83 - Milton Keynes
07/09/2022123SP33 - Sibford Ferris/Hook Norton
06/09/2022124SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington
05/09/2022124SP63 - Buckingham (W), Stowe, Mixbury
05/09/2022124SP71 - Westcott, Waddesdon
Further info: Nonagria typhae
 
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