2372 White-mantled Wainscot (Archanara neurica)

Recorded size range of fully grown larvae - 26 to 30mm

Single-brooded, overwinters as an egg, usual larval stage April to late June

Larval foodplants : Common Reed

Not currently available on this website. For examples of larvae and a pupa see:-

  • Cabi.org
  • Adult, forewing - 12 to 13mm. Flies mid-July to late August. From Suffolk. © Neil Sherman 2007