† sprinkled wainscotn.Obsoleterare a dusky variety of the common wainscot, Mythimna pallens, a noctuid moth having pale, buff forewings and found throughout Europe, North Africa, and much of Asia.
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1832 J. RennieConspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 88 The Sprinkled Wainscot (Leucania suffusa) appears in June.