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Mythimna litoralis 
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5 Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Mythimna Species: M. litoralis Binomial name Mythimna litoralis
Curtis, 1827The Shore Wainscot (Mythimna litoralis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.
A strictly coastal species[1], it is found in Europe, but only in areas close to the shore.
The wingspan is 36-42 mm. It is an ochre-colored moth having a distinctive white streak bordered with dark fine lines along the length of the forewing.
The larvae are monophagous, feeding exclusively on marram (Ammophila arenaria) leaves, a plant that grows on dunes along the shoreline.
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