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Rare immigrant from continental Europe, appearing on the south coast of England; recorded fairly frequently between 1859 and 1961 at Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, but not since, and a handful of times on the coast of Hampshire, the first being at Southsea on 27 August 1964 at Southsea. Wingspan 30-36 mm. Possible confusion species include Flounced Rustic L. testacea and Sandhill Rustic L. nickerlii, although obliquely elongated orbicular stigma diagnostic. Larva feeds on roots of various grasses; no evidence of breeding in the UK.
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Detail records |
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| VC10 Isle of Wight |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1859 | three | Rogers, WJ | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1949 | one | Manley, C | Adult |
| (SZ38) | 1951 | - | Not known | - |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 16-Sep-1961 | one | Knill-Jones, Sam | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 18-Sep-1961 | one | Knill-Jones, Sam | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 24-Sep-1962 | one | Edwards, EC | Adult |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| (SZ69) | 1951 | - | Not known | - |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 27-Aug-1964 | one | Hayward, R | Adult |
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