Rusina ferruginea (Esper, [1785]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 7:12 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Caradrinini > Genus: Rusina > Species: Rusina ferruginea
- Vernacular names
- Randvlekuil (NL), Brown Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle ténébreuse (FR), Dunkle Waldschatteneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Rusina tenebrosa (Hübner, 1803)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 10 (as Rusina tenebrosa H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The species overwinters as a larva, almost fully grown and pupates in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late May till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Polygonum bistorta
- Host plant (genera):
- Rubus, Rumex, Linaria, Plantago, Galium, Vicia and Fragaria
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Rumex, Galium, Plantago, Vicia, Polygonum bistorta, or Fragaria.
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