Common Wainscot
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Mythimna pallens
Common & widespread all over Britain.
The Larva is yellowish or reddish with grey irroration (sprinkling); dorsal line white, with dark edges; spiracles black, lying in a yellowish white lateral stripe, which is edged with blackish.
The Larvae feeds on various grasses.
The species overwinters as a small Larva.
Forewing yellowish ochreous, often with a rufous tinge; veins pale, defined by grey-brown streaks, and with similar streaks in the intervals.
In the north of their range, Adults fly during July & August.
One or two broods are produced each year with Adults on the wing at any time from June to October.
The Moth flies at night and is attracted to light, sugar and various flowers.