Brown Rustic - Rusina ferruginea
Wingspan 32-40 mm. This moth is sexually dimorphic, the males having broader and squarer forewings than the female, and more feathery antennae.
It frequents woodland and a range of more open habitats.
Flies in June and July.
The larvae feed on a number of herbaceous plants, including Dock.
Quite common and distributed widely over the British Isles. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 June 2013
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
11 June 2012 Harecroft Crescent, Sapcote SP49019371 (taken 20.6..2010)..JPG)
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
20 June 2010
Ron.stevens
Broughton Astley
10 June 2012
 Harecroft Crescent, Sapcote SP49019371 (taken 20.6..2010)..JPG)
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown Rustic
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 300
- First record:
- 12/06/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 01/07/2023 (Green, Dale)
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Rod Baker
Newton Harcourt
19 June 2012
Brown Rustic
Rod Baker
Wigston Magna
26 June 2012
Brown Rustic
