Denticucullus pygmina

Denticucullus pygmina
Denticucullus pygmina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Denticucullus
Species: D. pygmina
Binomial name
Denticucullus pygmina
(Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Chortodes pygminus
  • Sedina pygmina
  • Photedes pygmina (Haworth, 1809)
  • Noctua pygmina Haworth, 1809
  • Leucania pallida Stephens, 1829
  • Denticucullus pygmina
  • Tapiostola fulva var. transversa Staudinger, 1901
  • Noctua fulva Hübner, [1813]
  • Chortodes pygmina f. neurica Stephens, 1829
  • Chortodes pygmina f. concolor Tutt, 1891
  • Chortodes pygmina f. ochracea-suffusa Tutt, 1891
  • Chortodes pygmina f. punicea Tutt, 1891
  • Chortodes pygmina f. punicea-suffusa Tutt, 1891
  • Chortodes pygmina

The Small Wainscot (Denticucullus pygmina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, ranging from northern Spain, through Portugal as far north as Finland. In the east it is found to eastern Russia.

The wingspan is 23-29 mm. Adults are on wing from mid July to October.

The larvae feed on Carex (including Carex pseudocyperus), Juncus and Iris species. They feed internally in the stems of their host plant.

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