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73.102 BF2302  –  Noctuidae –  Xyleninae – Rusina ferruginea – Brown Rustic – (Esper, 1785) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Xyleninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The males have strongly feathered antennae. A broad, brown or dark brown forewing with a distinctive right-angled wing appearance. Often a number of small pale spots along the leading edge. Despite the drab colour and appearance and often obscure markings, it is not a difficult moth to identify. On 23rd/24th May 2025 a rather oddly marked individual was recorded from Glossop by Christian Heintzen who comments – ” It appears that the light-coloured marks on the leading edge that are normally well spaced have now fused to form a single line. It is interesting from a developmental genetics point of view, as such ‘mutants’ can tell us something about the processes by which patterning is controlled”.
Distribution:  (Last record: 30 August 2024 at Shirland )  –  A resident being restricted to the central and north western part of the county, widely distributed through the gritstone moors and the limestone dales. Absent from the south.
General Comment: None Flight Period: June /  July –  On the wing June – July Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Orridge; Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 32-40mm
Forewing: 16-18mm Food Plant: Dock (Rumex).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Nikki Mahadevan
Last Recorded General Area – Shirland
Selected Images:  Steve Orridge © / 23/24th May 2025 Glossop – Christian Heintzen©

73.102 BF2302 - Brown Rustic - Noctuidae - Rusina ferruginea
Brown Rustic – Noctuidae – Rusina ferruginea
Brown Rustic - 23/24th May 2025 - Glossop - Christian Heintzen©
Brown Rustic – 23/24th May 2025 – Glossop – Christian Heintzen©
73.102 BF2302 - Brown Rustic - Noctuidae - Rusina ferruginea
Brown Rustic - 23/24th May 2025 - Glossop - Christian Heintzen©


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Distribution Map for Rusina ferruginea

Found 175 records
    ↳ 26 from After 2025
    ↳ 50 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 99 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Rusina ferruginea

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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: Rusina ferruginea
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Rusina ferruginea
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Rusina ferruginea
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Rusina ferruginea
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Rusina ferruginea
AGR: 3.33%   |   Total % Change: 126.9%


CUSUM Analysis: Rusina ferruginea
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 5 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 10 (October) to provide a full-year equivalent.

ⓘ Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2022, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Rusina ferruginea
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Rusina ferruginea
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Rusina ferruginea – 175 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Longdendale, Long Gutter Edge WoodlandSK09U08/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cown Edge Farm marshSK09A30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L28/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Miller's DaleSK17G27/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Owler Bar, Sheffield SBQ, UKSK27U21/06/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y20/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G20/06/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G20/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y19/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L19/06/20256adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U18/06/20259adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cown Edge Farm marshSK09A17/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L16/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N14/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay MeadowSK09G14/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
FroggattSK27N01/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Station Road Upper Padley GrindlefordSK27P31/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
FroggattSK27N30/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y25/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G24/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L23/05/202510adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U20/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G17/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N16/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street gardenSK09G14/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L13/05/20256adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z30/08/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L14/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland southeastSK09U07/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Gathering, EdaleSK18I02/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U30/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L29/06/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F28/06/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G25/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Via GelliaSK25T24/06/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
beeleySK26U23/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S23/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R23/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cressbrook Dale (SK)SK17R14/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ravensdale Cottages (SK)SK17R11/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y10/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N09/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G03/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y02/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K01/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F01/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L13/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U07/07/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L01/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Long Gutter Edge OaksSK09U28/06/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L23/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L22/06/202316adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L19/06/202310adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G17/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F14/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F10/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L08/06/20238adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F05/06/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K03/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L27/05/202311adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z26/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G26/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F03/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q18/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F17/06/20222adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I29/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F02/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F26/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F23/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F19/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A14/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F13/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S09/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R02/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N24/06/20202adultDanes_2019-2021
Salisbury Drive, Midway, SwadlincoteSK32A26/05/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N29/06/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Hardwick, QuarrySK46M28/06/20191not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X25/05/20191Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carsington Resr (Rangers' Base)SK25K21/06/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Not givenSK27N16/06/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X11/06/20182Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X02/06/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X29/05/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Birch ValeSK08I18/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X17/06/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hillside, The Hillock, Curbur, CalverSK27M16/06/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hillside, The Hillock, Curbur, CalverSK27M10/06/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise)SK32B10/06/20142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Brushfield Spar Quarry, Monsal Dale, Little LongstoneSK17Q17/05/20142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ford Lane, Allestree, DerbySK34K06/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S27/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S27/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K19/06/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K09/06/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K28/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N03/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N03/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, BeeleySK26Y26/06/20114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R26/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, BeeleySK26Y26/06/20114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Miller's Dale,TideswellSK17L12/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X26/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elgar Drive,Sawley,Long EatonSK43R03/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dovedale (Staffs side)SK15K01/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ravenstor YHA,TideswellSK17L17/06/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I17/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I12/06/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newshaw Lane, Hadfield, GlossopSK09C09/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newshaw Lane, Hadfield, GlossopSK09C09/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I04/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Seventy Acre Woods/Flash Lane, DerbyshireSK26Y23/06/20053adultvc57_irecords_extract
Beeley (Seventy Acre Wood)SK26Y23/06/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I22/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R16/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R14/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,MatlockSK26X10/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edale YHASK18N05/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Blacka MoorSK28V06/07/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stoney MiddletonSK27H14/06/20033Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Blacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V06/06/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Blacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V06/06/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ravenstor YHASK17L23/06/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ravenstor YHASK17L22/06/20013Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Blacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V20/06/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Blacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V20/06/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R28/07/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R28/07/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R18/06/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R18/06/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D27/06/19911Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K10/06/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K10/06/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D14/06/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hell Bank Plantation, Beeley Moor (site not precise)SK26Z28/05/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dovedale (site not precise)SK15K02/06/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X12/06/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K01/05/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Nimblejack (quarry), Via Gellia, Cromford (site not precise)SK25T02/07/19711Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S07/07/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C19/06/19671Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T10/06/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T10/06/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T28/06/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T28/06/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T12/06/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T12/06/19593Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T12/06/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T12/06/19593Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moor End, Beeley, Matlock (assumed at his home)SK26T28/06/19582Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Manners Wood,BakewellSK26J28/06/19582Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley (assumed at his home)SK26T28/06/19582Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lumsdale House, Upper Lumsdale, MatlockSK36A24/06/19581Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Holymoorside, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK36N21/06/19581Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Sleigh Wood, WingerworthSK36N07/06/19582Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Walton, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK36P13/06/19572Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32D14/07/19568Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32D07/07/195610Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S13/06/19532Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S13/06/19532Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Goyt Valley, Buxton (site not precise)SK07C01/01/19502Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Morley Moor, Morley, DerbySK34V24/06/19382Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stenson, Willington (site not precise)SK32J01/07/19321Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stenson, Willington (site not precise)SK32J01/07/19321Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Holy Moor, Holymoorside (site not precise)SK36N01/06/19221Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Holy Moor, Holymoorside (site not precise)SK36N01/06/19221Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise)SK32B10/06/19142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Little Eaton, DerbySK34Q01/01/19051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Little Eaton, DerbySK34Q01/01/19001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton Shrubs, ReptonSK32B01/01/18781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton Shrubs, ReptonSK32B01/01/18001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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