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Twin-spotted Wainscot
Lenisa geminipuncta (Haworth, 1809)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2370 / 73.139
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Male Marston Vale CP 08/08/2008

Similar Bedfordshire Species
Brown-veined Wainscot
Archanara dissoluta
Forewing: 11-16mm.
Flight: One generation Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Common Reed.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Bedfordshire status
Uncommon resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 1 August to 31 August - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 14 (64%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1957.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
30/07/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
16/08/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
10/08/2023130SP94 - Cranfield, Marston Moretaine
28/07/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
04/08/2022130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
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