Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)

Species Summary

Record Count: 154
Moth Count: 932
Largest Moth Count in a single trap: 97
First Record Date: 01/01/1982
Last Record Date: 11/10/2025
Earliest Record Date: 1st January
9th December
Photo of Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)

Individual Records

Date Location Moth Count Comment
11/10/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
26/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
23/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
19/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
15/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 3
08/09/2025 Sedgebrook, North Plumpton 1
07/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 4
05/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
04/09/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 5
31/08/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 12
16/08/2025 Crossways 2
14/08/2025 Crossways 2
10/08/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 6
08/08/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 7
06/08/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 27
02/08/2025 TECT Field 5
02/08/2025 TECT Field 2
02/08/2025 TECT Field 1
30/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 97
27/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 54
25/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 38
04/07/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
26/06/2025 Bathfield 1
24/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
18/06/2025 Odintune 5
14/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
10/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 4
08/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 11
03/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 6
01/06/2025 Green Cross, Plumpton 8
04/09/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 10
01/09/2024 Bathfield 5
29/08/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 11
26/08/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 23
24/06/2024 Oaklands 8
22/06/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
17/06/2024 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
17/06/2024 Crossways 1
14/06/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
06/06/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 5
03/06/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 7
01/06/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 3
26/05/2024 Green Cross, Plumpton 2
26/05/2024 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
09/09/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 3
09/09/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 13
06/09/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 26
05/09/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 3
02/09/2023 TECT Field, East Chiltington 3
01/09/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 20
28/08/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 8
28/08/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 54
23/08/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 22
19/08/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 15
10/08/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 16
06/08/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 28
28/07/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
28/07/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 1
18/07/2023 North-west Plumpton 2
07/07/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
07/07/2023 North Plumpton 6
02/07/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
27/06/2023 Ashurst Lane, Plumpton 11
24/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 4
22/06/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 5
20/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
17/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 8
15/06/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 5
13/06/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 11
12/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 2
09/06/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
30/05/2023 Green Cross Plumpton 2
28/05/2023 Plumpton Lane, Plumpton 1
28/05/2023 Green Cross, Plumpton 1
08/12/2022 Old Mill House 10 Photographed
08/11/2022 Old Mill House 20 Photographed
20/09/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 3
19/09/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 1
15/09/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 1
03/09/2022 The Rest 12
31/08/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 1
27/08/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 3
27/08/2022 The Rest 6
23/08/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 8
19/08/2022 Crossways, Plumpton 6
13/08/2022 The Rest 13
12/08/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 3
09/08/2022 The Rest 11
07/08/2022 The Rest 9
30/07/2022 The Rest 1
18/07/2022 The Rest 1
11/07/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 2
14/06/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 1
07/06/2022 Old Mill House 2 Photographed
02/06/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 1
28/05/2022 Green Cross Plumpton 1
26/05/2022 The Rest 1
09/02/2022 Old Mill House 14 Photographed
08/01/2022 Old Mill House 2 Photographed
09/11/2021 Old Mill House 12 Photographed
08/11/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
07/10/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
18/09/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
15/09/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
09/09/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 18
07/09/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 8
07/09/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
06/09/2021 Green Cross Plumpton 1
30/08/2021 Green Cross Plumpton 1
25/08/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
20/08/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
19/08/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
06/08/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
21/07/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
17/07/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
07/07/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
15/06/2021 Green Cross Plumpton 1 Moth not dissected but presumed to be this species.
10/06/2021 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
03/06/2021 Green Cross Plumpton 2
08/04/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
09/03/2021 Old Mill House 10 Photographed
07/03/2021 Old Mill House 2 Photographed
06/03/2021 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
09/12/2020 Old Mill House 2 Photographed
21/09/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
30/08/2020 Old Mill House 4 Photographed
29/08/2020 Plumpton Lane 3
29/08/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 3
28/08/2020 Plumpton Lane 1
28/08/2020 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
26/08/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 2
20/08/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 2
16/08/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
13/08/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 5
08/08/2020 Old Mill House 4 Photographed
07/08/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 3
29/07/2020 Old Mill House 3 Photographed
17/07/2020 Old Mill House 3 Photographed
15/07/2020 Old Mill House 3 Photographed
08/07/2020 Old Mill House 2 Photographed
29/06/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
26/06/2020 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
25/06/2020 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
25/06/2020 Old Mill House 1 Photographed - Found on wood early evening (well lit covered sitting area)
25/06/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 2
21/06/2020 Old Mill House 2 Photographed
14/06/2020 The Rest, Plumpton Lane 1
31/05/2020 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
09/05/2020 Old Mill House 1 No photo
07/02/2020 Old Mill House 1 Photographed - Came to light in covered area in front garden
23/08/2019 Old Mill House 1 Photographed
21/08/2017 Stable Cottage, Plumpton 1
03/07/2017 Plumpton 4 Rural garden surrounded by arable, meadows and woodland. Robinson trap with mercury vapour bulb run overnight 2/3 July for Plumpton and East Chiltington Wildlife Group.
01/01/1982 Plumpton Agricultural College, 1