Butterfly or moth
Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis · Noctuidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsJul–Sepmost records
Records463,198in 10 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom354,911 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Common Rustic in brief
The common rustic (Mesapamea secalis) is a butterfly or moth of the Noctuidae family — species of insect.
Across the 10 countries we cover it has 463,198 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in July, August and September and fall to their lowest in February and March.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom354,911 records · best Aug, Jul
Netherlands51,511 records · best Jul, Aug
Finland24,367 records · best Aug, Jul
Switzerland16,908 records · best Aug, Jul
Denmark6,708 records · best Jul, Aug
Austria6,002 records · best Aug, Jul
Luxembourg1,249 records · best Jul, Aug
Estonia1,094 records · best Jul, Aug
Ireland365 records · best Jul, Aug
Liechtenstein83 records · best Jul, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & mothsMore of the Noctuidae family
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Heart and Dart
Agrotis exclamationis
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Ochropleura plecta