Senta flammea

Senta flammea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Senta
Species: S. flammea
Binomial name
Senta flammea
Curtis, 1828
Synonyms
  • Mythimna flammea

The Flame Wainscot (Senta flammea) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Europe to Japan, but is not found on the Iberian Peninsula, the islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Greece and central and southern Italy.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 32–40 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Phragmites, including Phragmites australis.

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