73.131 BF2353 - Flounced Rustic - Noctuidae - Luperina testacea

73.131 BF2353 - Noctuidae - Xyleninae - Luperina testacea - Flounced Rustic

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: A rather thick-set moth than can be variable in size. Markings are various colours of brown, dull straw, dark brown, pinkish-brown and often dusted with grey. Oval and kidney marks are prominent and there is often an obvious pair of dark rectangles, one in each central area of the forewing. Hind wing is white or whitish-brown.

Distribution: A resident that is common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Although found in all areas of the county, it is predominantly a lowland species, with greatest population densities in the Trent Valley and the Coal Measures. In the north found in smaller numbers in the valleys rather than on higher ground.

Flight Period: August / September / - On the wing August – September.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 30-35mm
Forewing: 14-18mm

Food Plant: Bases of grass stems and amongst the roots.

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©