Common/Lesser Rustic (Mesapamea secalis agg.) - Detail

Species Detail - Common/Lesser Rustic (Mesapamea secalis agg.) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Name Common/Lesser Rustic

Taxon Version Key NBNSYS0000006441 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Apamea secalis Linnaeus, 1758, Common Rustic agg. , Mesapamea secalis/didyma

Designations N/A

Abbreviation mesec

Authority (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group Insect - moth

Rank Species aggregate

Number Of Records 17097

Number Of 10Km Squares 649

Number Of 50Km Squares 128

Oldest Record 14/07/1936

Newest Record 16/09/2023

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 April (recorded in 2016)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 25 October (recorded in 2017)

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Citation National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common/Lesser Rustic (Mesapamea secalis agg.), accessed 15 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/79130>

Species Detail - Common/Lesser Rustic (Mesapamea secalis agg.) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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Marine Map - 50km

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