Rhyacia simulans

Dotted rustic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Rhyacia
Species: R. simulans
Binomial name
Rhyacia simulans
(Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena simulans Hufnagel, 1766
  • Noctua tristis Fabricius, 1775
  • Noctua pyrophila [Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) radicea Esper, 1789
  • Agrotis simulans var. obscurata Staudinger, 1901
  • Agrotis augurides Rothschild, 1914
  • Standfussiana simulans

Rhyacia simulans, the dotted rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of Europe, south to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, east to Turkey, the Caucasus, Tomsk and Minusinsk.

Technical description and variation

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

The wingspan is 45–60 mm. It is like Epipsilia latens Hbn. but larger; the forewing paler, the stigmata with distinct pale and dark outlines. pyrophila Schiff. is ochreous grey; suffusa Tutt is darker, the forewing being blackish grey; —latens Stph. is unicolorous black, with still more intense markings.[1]

Biology

Adults are on wing from June to September.

Larva dark brown; the subdorsal area brownish flesh-colour; dorsal line thin, pale, edged with black; a row of dorsal V-shaped marks; an interrupted white lateral stripe.

The larvae feed on Gramineae, Rumex and Taraxacum species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
  2. ↑ "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.".


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