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The Shore Wainscot (''Mythimna litoralis'') is a moth of the Noctuidae family. A strictly coastal species,〔(Shore Wainscot Mythimna litoralis - UKmoths )〕 it is found in Europe and Morocco but only in areas close to the shore. The wingspan is 36–42 mm. It is an ochre-colored moth having a distinctive white streak bordered with dark fine lines along the length of the forewing. ==Technical Description and variation== :''See glossary for terms used'' The wingspan is 36–42 mm.Forewing smooth pale ochreous suffused with brown except along costa;median vein white, outlined with fuscous; the nervules towards termen whitish; the terminal interspaces with brown streaks ; hindwing pure white. A coast species found in Britain, Denmark, N. Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Spain. 〔Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 ''Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde'', Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914 〕 Larva reddish yellow; dorsal line fine, pale with dark edges; subdorsal lines blackish; spiracles black on a pale lateral stripe; head and thoracic plate yellowish.The larvae are monophagous, feeding exclusively on marram ''(Ammophila arenaria)'' leaves, a plant that grows on dunes along the shoreline. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mythimna litoralis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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