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Lesser Common Rustic
Mesapamea didyma (Esper, 1788)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2343a / 73.170
Photo © Toby Austin

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Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis
Small Clouded Brindle
Apamea unanimis
Forewing: 11-16mm.
Flight: One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 13 (35%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1991.
Last Recorded in 2022.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
27/07/2022129TL67 - Isleham/Fordham
27/07/2020129TL44 - Fowlmere/Sawston
24/07/2020129TL44 - Fowlmere/Sawston
27/08/2019129TL66 - Chippenham/Cheveley
08/08/2019129TL66 - Chippenham/Cheveley
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