The Devonshire wainscot (Leucania putrescens) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.

It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon.

Distinguished from punctosa by the greyer tone and black irroration; a black streak from base below cell; the white spot at lower end of cell round, not elongated; terminal interspaces with black streaks.

- Larva reddish ochreous; lines pale edged with dark; the subdorsal lines not interrupted.

canariensis Rbl., [ now full species Leucania canariensis Rebel, 1894] from the Canary islands, is smaller, the forewing darker, with a distinct black cellspot on underside.