Where does the Common Wainscot live?
Mythimna pallens has 335,597 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 335,597 records
- 46 places
- 170 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNoctuidaeMythimna
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 263,717 | |
| Denmark | 12,587 | |
| Sweden | 11,719 | |
| Finland | 10,462 | |
| Switzerland | 10,230 | |
| Germany | 4,091 | |
| France | 3,965 | |
| Netherlands | 3,787 | |
| Norway | 2,811 | |
| Austria | 2,687 | |
| Guernsey | 1,804 | |
| Lithuania | 1,529 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,410 | |
| Isle of Man | 708 | |
| Åland Islands | 488 | |
| Estonia | 445 | |
| Romania | 445 | |
| Belgium | 425 | |
| Hungary | 400 | |
| Poland | 332 | |
| Russia | 328 | |
| Jersey | 275 | |
| Italy | 204 | |
| Spain | 203 | |
| Czechia | 130 | |
| Ukraine | 96 | |
| Japan | 76 | |
| Ireland | 75 | |
| Serbia | 60 | |
| Belarus | 26 | |
| Portugal | 26 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | |
| Slovakia | 10 | |
| South Korea | 9 | |
| United States | 6 | |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | |
| Latvia | 3 | |
| Iceland | 2 | |
| Slovenia | 2 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.