Photo © Dave Green

Northern Rustic

Standfussiana lucernea

Checklist Number
73.341 [B&F: 2104]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Noctuinae
Genus:Standfussiana
Species:lucernea
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Local in rocky areas, mountains, sea cliffs and quarries, in north-western England, Scotland and on the southern coast of England from the Isle of Wight to Cornwall. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight still recorded very occasionally on the Island, and there are two very old undated records from Bassett and the Meon Valley in vice-county 11. Wingspan 36-46 mm. Could be confused with Dotted Rustic Rhyacia simulans, which has a much larger and more conspicuous orbicular stigma, and often a dark interstigmatal patch; the cross-lines, which lack the pale component, are represented by a series of dark dots; the markings on the underside are less contrasting (MBGBI Vol 9). Stout Dart Spaelotis ravida is distinguished by the presence of a basal dash on its forewing and by the paler hindwing (MBGBI Vol 9). Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants and grasses, including Harebell, Biting Stonecrop, Purple Saxifrage, Yellow Saxifrage and Sheep's-fescue.

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
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)1856-IWGAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1897oneP W AbbottAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1900-K G BlairAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1943twoSam Knill-JonesAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)14/08/1962oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1974-Sam Knill-JonesAdult
Compton Bay (SZ38)17/07/1978onePeter J CrampAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)10/08/1983oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Compton Down, nr Winchester (SZ38)1988-Anon-
Compton Down, nr Winchester (SZ38)01/06/1988-Paul WaringAdult
Compton Down, nr Winchester (SZ38)18/06/1988onePeter J Cramp, Dr Paul WaringAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)06/07/1991-Sam Knill-JonesAdult
Newtown (SZ49)15/07/1997onePaul WaringAdult
Highdown Cliffs (SZ38)04/07/2017oneJulian ClarkeAdult