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Dumeril's Rustic

Luperina dumerilii

Checklist Number
73.130 [B&F: 2355]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Xyleninae
Genus:Luperina
Species:dumerilii
Authority:(Duponchel, 1826)

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.

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)

No Larval records to show.

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Freshwater (SZ38)1859threeRogersAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)1949oneChris ManleyAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)16/09/1961oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)18/09/1961oneSam Knill-JonesAdult
Freshwater (SZ38)24/09/1962oneR C EdwardsAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Southsea (SZ69)27/08/1964oneRoger HaywardAdult