UKMoths Double Line Mythimna turca - Distribution map
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73.288 BF2191
Double Line Mythimna turca
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Wingspan 37-45 mm.
Distributed locally in south-western England, Wales and parts of south-east England, this appears to be a declining species.
It frequents mature woodland habitats, and flies in June and July.
The larva feeds at night on grasses, especially cock's-foot (Dactylus glomerata), wood meadow-grass (Poa nemoralis) and wood-rush (Luzula spp.).
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