Noctuidae : Xyleninae
Flounced Rustic
LUPERINA testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Flounced Rustic
LUPERINA testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 32-40mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Algeria
UK Distribution: Resident : Common and abundant throughout England : Including Scilly Isles : Wales : Southern Scotland-local elsewhere in mainland,Hebrides & Orkney Isles : Ireland : Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland rides : Gardens : Coastal sand dunes and cliffs : Fields : Other grassy places
Similar Species:-
Pupa: Pupates among the roots of the larval food plant
Overwinters as: A larva in the soils amongst the food plant roots where it also pupates. Is a larva September-June.
Observations: The Flounced Rustic is a common rather thickset moth that is both variable in size and forewing width.The forewing is variable in colour between light straw,dark brown and blackish brown. Within the media band is a black "coronet or crown" which joins the median and post median cross lines. Hindwingis white or brownish white(see below)
The costal streak is a series of white,black and straw coloured markings.
The reniform stigmata is bordered in black whereas with the Sandhill Rustic L.nickerlii it is edged with white.
The moth is attracted to light in large numbers and usually rests at night.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Algeria
UK Distribution: Resident : Common and abundant throughout England : Including Scilly Isles : Wales : Southern Scotland-local elsewhere in mainland,Hebrides & Orkney Isles : Ireland : Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Noctua testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Noctua testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Austria - Near Vienna
Habitat: Woodland rides : Gardens : Coastal sand dunes and cliffs : Fields : Other grassy places
Similar Species:-
- Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dumeril's Rustic Luperina dumerilii (Duponchel, 1827)
- Sandhill Rustic Luperina nickerlii (Freyer, 1845)
Pupa: Pupates among the roots of the larval food plant
Overwinters as: A larva in the soils amongst the food plant roots where it also pupates. Is a larva September-June.
Observations: The Flounced Rustic is a common rather thickset moth that is both variable in size and forewing width.The forewing is variable in colour between light straw,dark brown and blackish brown. Within the media band is a black "coronet or crown" which joins the median and post median cross lines. Hindwingis white or brownish white(see below)
The costal streak is a series of white,black and straw coloured markings.
The reniform stigmata is bordered in black whereas with the Sandhill Rustic L.nickerlii it is edged with white.
The moth is attracted to light in large numbers and usually rests at night.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Avena sativa - Oats
- Elymus repens - Couch grass
- Hordeum vulgare - Barley
- Festuca arundinacea - Tall Fescue
- Festuca ovina - Sheep's Fescue
- Festuca rubra - Red Fescue - Creeping Red Fescue
- Zea mays - Sweetcorn
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae Apameini LUPERINA Boisduval, 1829 Luperina testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Noctua testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - NOCTUA testacea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) = Noctua lunatostrigata Haworth, 1809 = Noctua unca Haworth, 1809 = Noctua x-notata Haworth, 1809 = Sidemia aflouensis Rothschild, 1920 = Apamea amaliae Wagner, 1926 = curoi Berio, 1993. - Ref-Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.81 - n.11 - Austria-Vienna Region |