Photo © Roy Leverton
Dotted Rustic
Rhyacia simulans
Checklist Number73.339 [B&F: 2105]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Local in gardens, hedgerows, woodland, moorland and mountains, discontinuously across much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight very occasionally recorded when the species is doing well nationally. Wingspan 45-60 mm. The most likely confusion species is Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea, which see for differences. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants and grasses.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chale Green (SZ47) | 14/07/1994 | one | Simon Colenutt | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 18/07/1994 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiltingbury (SU42) | 23/06/1945 | one | Barry Goater | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 1976 | - | J C A Craik | - |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 1976 | - | Anon | - |
| Winchester College (SU42) | 1980 | - | Anon | - |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 1980 | - | J Walters | Adult |
| Winchester College (SU42) | 02/09/1980 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Winchester (SU43) | 27/07/1981 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Winchester College (SU42) | 1982 | - | Anon | - |
| Winchester College (SU42) | 14/07/1982 | one | I Shearer, J Wells, P Convey | Adult |
| Winchester (SU43) | 18/07/1984 | one | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Brockenhurst (SU20) | 13/08/1985 | one | John Chainey | Adult |
| Winchester (SU43) | 01/07/1986 | - | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 16/08/1986 | - | Anon | - |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 01/09/1986 | one | John Walters | Adult |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 1987 | - | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Winchester (SU43) | 01/07/1987 | - | D H Sterling | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 27/07/1987 | one | John Walters, Pete R Durnell | Adult |
| Ringwood (SU10) | 11/09/1987 | one | Julian Clarke | Adult |
| Sandy Point, Hayling (SZ79) | 14/07/1995 | one | Peter I V Sewell | Adult |
| Sandy Point, Hayling (SZ79) | 14/08/1998 | one | Peter I V Sewell | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows (SU56) | 1979 | - | NCC files, Newbury | - |
| Burghclere (SU46) | 09/09/1985 | one | G G Eastwick-Field | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 25/07/1986 | one | Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 16/09/1986 | one | Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 28/09/1986 | one | Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 01/07/1987 | two | Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| North Waltham (SU54) | 27/06/1988 | - | Tony Dobson | Adult |
| Winchester (SU53) | 1989 | one | Rothamsted Insect Survey | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 10/08/1990 | two | Henry Edmunds | Adult |
| Ropley (SU63) | 03/08/1991 | - | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Selborne (SU73) | 1994 | one | Alasdair Aston | Adult |
| Liss (SU72) | 10/07/2008 | one | Pete Twine | Adult |
| Alton (SU73) | 20/08/2020 | one | Emily Figgins | Adult |
