''Globia algae'', the rush wainscot, is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1789. It is found in central and southern Europe (and very sporadically in north-western Europe), Turkey, Armenia, northern Caucasus, south-west Siberia. The genus ''Capsula'' was renamed ''Globia'' because of a naming conflict with a mollusk.

Technical description and variation

The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Forewing yellowish rufous, the rufous tint predominating in the male, the yellowish in the female; veins more or less tinged with grey; a dark smudge at lower angle of cell; an outer row of dark vein-dots; hindwing grey with a dark paler-edged outer line; a rare form, ab. ''liturata'' ab. nov. arrenhas both lines complete and dentate throughout, the median vein thickly black; - in the Norfolk Fens a very dark form occurs, ab. ''fumata'' ab. nov. arrenwith the wings, especially in the male, dark brown or black brown.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 FloraRome (41)

Biology

Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year. The larvae are greenish dotted with black; head brown; thoracic plate pale green. The larvae bore the stems of ''

Scirpus lacustris ''Schoenoplectus lacustris'', the lakeshore bulrush or common club-rush, is a species of club-rush (genus ''Schoenoplectus'') that grows in fresh water across Europe and some neighbouring areas. Description ''Schoenoplectus lacustris'' grows up ...

'', ''

Typha ''Typha'' is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush or reedmace, in American English as reed, cattail, or punks, in A ...

'' species and '' Iris pseudacorus''.

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"09868 ''Globia algae'' (Esper, 1789) - Teichröhricht-Schilfeule"
''Lepiforum e.V.'' Retrieved 29 June 2019. Xyleninae Moths described in 1789 Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper {{Xyleninae-stub