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Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2343 / 73.169
Photo © Andy Banthorpe,  Gendet Lower Stondon 08/08/2004

Similar Bedfordshire Species
Lesser Common Rustic
Mesapamea didyma
Small Clouded Brindle
Apamea unanimis
Forewing: 12-16mm.
Flight: One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 16 (73%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1985.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
07/09/2023+30TL13 - Shefford, Henlow, Shillington
01/09/2023130SP93 - Woburn
25/08/2023+30TL13 - Shefford, Henlow, Shillington
24/08/2023+30TL13 - Shefford, Henlow, Shillington
23/08/2023+30TL13 - Shefford, Henlow, Shillington
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