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Flame Wainscot
Senta flammea (Curtis, 1828)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2209 / 73.305
Photo © Mike Pearson, 10 June 2008,  Flamborough, VC61

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Silky Wainscot
Chilodes maritima
Forewing: 14-18mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Common Reed.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Yorkshire Status: Very rare migrant/wanderer.

We have just one record of this reed-feeding species, at Flamborough on 10/6/2008. It is native in East Anglia and at one or two scattered sites along the south coast. Our moth will have been either a wanderer from the south or a migrant from further afield.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2008.
Last Recorded in 2008.
Additional Stats

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
10/06/2008161TA27 - Flamborough Head (North)
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