Northern Rustic - Noctuidae - Standfussiana lucernea
73.341 BF2104  – Northern Rustic  – Standfussiana lucernea  – (Linnaeus, 1758)
Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –      
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Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Noctuidae  >> Noctuinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A softly patterned species that has rather blurred markings, a dark hindwing with pure white fringes and pastel shades of grey brown and pale yellowish brown helps to ID the moth. Can show a dark band at the terminal edge of the forewing and faint zig-zag cross lines.
Distribution:  (Last record: 10 July 2025 at Coombs Edge (VC57) )  –  A resident species that is uncommon and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Associated with the uplands and the limestone dales and present in small colonies at low density of populations.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September –  On the wing June – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Simon Roddis; Steve Orridge, Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 36-46mm
Food Plant: Various grasses and low plants including Stonecrop (Sedum).
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Coombs Edge (VC57)

Selected Images:  Via Gellia, Derbyshire – Simon Roddis© / Buxton (2011) Steve Orridge© / Coombs Edge & Dovestone Clough (2025) Christian Heintzen©



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1952 - 2025)  |  Immatures: (between 1931 - 1931)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Standfussiana lucernea

Found 24 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 22 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Standfussiana lucernea

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Standfussiana lucernea
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Standfussiana lucernea
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

First/Last Recorded Dates: Standfussiana lucernea
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Recordings By Year: Standfussiana lucernea
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Standfussiana lucernea
AGR: -10%   |   Total % Change: -83.3%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Standfussiana lucernea
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Standfussiana lucernea

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Standfussiana lucernea – 24 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay Meadow SK09G 17/07/2025 1 adult Heintzen, Christian vc57_irecords_extract iBRC43980419
Charlesworth,Coombs Rocks SK09A 09/07/2025 1 adult Heintzen, Christian vc57_irecords_extract iBRC43980061
biggin dale SK15P 30/07/2014 1 adult adrian gardiner vc57_irecords_extract iBRC7161287
Buxton SK, UK SK07S 01/08/2011 1 Adult Orridge, Steve vc57_irecords_extract iBRC22503705
Dovedale SK15K 01/08/2011 1 Adult David Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OLFNI
Ladycroft Ave,Buxton SK07S 30/07/2011 1 Adult Orridge, Steve vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OK7AX
Ladycroft Ave, Buxton SK07S 30/07/2011 1 Adult Orridge, Steve vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WQB72
Dovedale SK15K 05/07/2009 1 Adult David Grundy;M.J. Dale vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OKFEW
Glossop (Shire Hill Quarry) SK09M 22/07/2008 6 Adult Colin Plant vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OK071
Dale View Terrace, Cressbrook, Little Longstone SK17R 20/07/1996 1 Adult R.F. Botterill vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIZXR
Dale View Terrace, Cressbrook, Little Longstone SK17R 20/07/1996 1 Adult R.F. Botterill vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WOQ3X
Meadow Rise, Simmondley, Glossop SK09B 01/09/1988 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIEMF
Dovedale (woods beyond stepping stones) SK15K 14/07/1984 2 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIQR1
Upper Booth, Edale SK08X 15/08/1980 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIN25
Wragg's Quarry,Rowsley Moor SK26Y 02/08/1966 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIHF3
Wragg's Quarry, Beeley Moor, Beeley SK26Y 02/08/1966 1 Adult B. Elliott;T.W. Harman vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WOSX9
Lathkill Dale (site not precise) SK16S 11/08/1958 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OHDU0
Lathkill Dale (site not precise) SK16S 11/08/1958 1 Adult B.S. Fletcher vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WPQE1
Froggatt Edge,Froggatt SK27N 18/07/1957 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OHDON
Froggatt Edge,Froggatt SK27N 07/08/1956 3 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIDHF
Froggatt Edge,Froggatt SK27N 05/08/1952 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OHV63
Froggatt Edge,Froggatt SK27N 05/08/1952 1 Adult A.M. Emmet vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WPZDG
Dovedale, Bunster Hill (site not precise) SK15K 01/07/1931 1 Pupae VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OIDA4
Dovedale, Bunster Hill (site not precise) SK15K 01/07/1931 1 Pupae H.W. Daltry vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WOQLQ

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