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Northern Rustic
Standfussiana lucernea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2104 / 73.341
Photo © Neil Sherman,  The Burren, County Clare, Ireland. August 2017

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Dotted Rustic
Rhyacia simulans
Stout Dart
Spaelotis ravida
Forewing: 17-21mm
Flight: Late June-September
Foodplant:   Harebell, Biting Stonecrop, Purple Saxifrage, Yellow Saxifrage and Sheep's-fescue
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Suffolk Status: A single immigrant/ wanderer record from 2009 at Bawdsey (M. Deans). The nearest colonies to Suffolk are found in Kent.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Dotted rustic has an obvious row of black dots across the forewing which are lacking on Northern rustic. Stout dart is another similar species but that is now thought to be extinct in the UK with no recent records. It is normally a much browner moth.

Habitat: Coastal cliffs and rocky mountains.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (2%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2009.
Last Recorded in 2009.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
06/08/2009125TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
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