(Linnaeus 1758/Esper 1788) | (Linnaeus 1758/Esper 1788) | (Linnaeus 1758/Esper 1788) | (Linnaeus 1758/Esper 1788) | (Linnaeus 1758/Esper 1788) |
Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae |
Common or Lesser Common Rustic | Common or Lesser Common Rustic | Common or Lesser Common Rustic | Common or Lesser Common Rustic | Common or Lesser Common Rustic |
Mesapamea secalis/didyma | Mesapamea secalis/didyma | Mesapamea secalis/didyma | Mesapamea secalis/didyma | Mesapamea secalis/didyma |
73.169/170 BF 2343/2343a | 73.169/170 BF 2343/2343a | 73.169/170 BF 2343/2343a | 73.169/170 BF 2343/2343a | 73.169/170 BF 2343/2343a |
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Status: Residents in UK. Wing Span: 28mm to 36mm. Flight Period: July and August. Habitat: They both like grassy habitats like road side verges, commons, heaths, gardens, parks and other grassy area's. Comment: The two species are common and wide spread in the UK. |
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(Haworth 1809) | (Haworth 1809) | (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) | (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) | (Linnaeus 1758/Esper 1788) |
Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae |
Rosy Minor | Rosy Minor | Cloaked Minor | Cloaked Minor | Common or Lesser Common Rustic |
Mesoliga literosa | Mesoliga literosa | Mesoliga furuncula | Mesoliga furuncula | Mesapamea secalis/didyma |
73.171 BF | 73.171 BF | 73.172 BF 2341 | 73.172 BF 2341 | 73.169/170 BF 2343/2343a |
Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span: 25mm to 30mm. Flight Period: July and August. Habitat: Grassy places like sand hills, sea cliffs, marshes, commons, disused railway lines, road side verges. Comment: Common resident in England, Wales Ireland and mainland Scotland. It is wide spread and is more common on the coast. |
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Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span: 22mm to 28mm. Flight Period: July into September. Habitat: They inhabit sand hills, sea cliffs, down land, grassy embankments, roadside verges, disused railway lines and waste ground. Comment: Common is to be found all over the UK. It appears to most common in coastal habitats. |
The ground colour of the fore wings is extremely variable, the colour ranges from pale grey through light to dark brown. The extent of the darker transverse band on the wing can vary as well. The Lesser Common Rustic can appear identical to the Common Rustic. It has recently been ascertained that Remm's Rustic is in fact a hybrid of the Common, and Lesser Common Rustics. |
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(Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) | (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) | (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) | (Linnaeus/Denis & Schiffermuller) | (Linnaeus/Denis & Schiffermuller) |
Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae |
Tawny Marbled Minor | Tawny Marbled Minor | Tawny Marbled Minor | Marbled or Tawny Marbled Minor | Marbled or Tawny Marbled Minor |
Oligia latruncula | Oligia latruncula | Oligia latruncula | Oligia strigilis/Oligia latruncula | Oligia strigilis/Oligia latruncula |
73.174 BF | 73.174 BF | 73.174 BF | 73.173/174 BF 2337/2339 | 73.173/174 BF 2337/2339 |
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Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span: 23mm to 29mm. Flight Period: May until July. Habitat: Wild grassy areas, like embankments, road side verges, gardens and allotments, river banks, cliff tops and sand hills. Comment: These two species are wide spread throughout the UK, and are fairly common. |
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(Borkhausen 1792) | (Borkhausen 1792) | (Borkhausen 1792) | ||
Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | Noctuidae - Xyleninae | ||
Rufous Minor | Rufous Minor | Rufous Minor | ||
Oligia versicolor | Oligia versicolor | Oligia versicolor | ||
73.175 BF | 73.175 BF | 73.175 BF | ||
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Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span: 23mm to 29mm. Flight Period: June to July. Habitat: Wild grassy areas. very similar to strigilis and Oligia. Comment: The Rufous Minor is only common in the south of the UK. In Scotland it is local and scarce. The other to similar species are common throughout the UK. |
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