| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | MYTHIMNA COMMA |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | SHOULDER STRIPED WAINSCOT |
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| Fig 1 |
| ADULT | Wingspan 32-42 mm. A pale buffish moth with distinct white longitudinal stripes and an obvious black basal streak from which the moth gets its name. The hindwings are a dirty grey with a whitish fringing. |
| CHRYSALIS | |
| LARVA | Overwinters in this stage. |
| BEHAVIOUR | Attracted to light and sugar. |
| HABITAT | |
| FLIGHT PERIOD | Single brooded. June to July. |
| STATUS |