Mythimna pallens: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mythimna pallens lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mythimna pallens
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the mythimna pallens live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mythimna pallens in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the mythimna pallens?

The mythimna pallens (Mythimna pallens) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Mythimna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mythimna pallens

Mythimna pallens, the common wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae distributed throughout the Palearctic realm from Ireland in the west, through Europe (all of Russia) to Central Asia and Amur to the Kuriles in the east. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish-yellow forewings with prominent venation. The common wainscot, as the specific name suggests, is very pale, lacking the darker markings shown by most of its relatives. The hindwings are pure white.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mythimna pallens (revision 1336544125), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2552327 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).