Sandhill Rustic Luperina nickerlii
Sandhill Rustic Luperina nickerlii
73.132 BF2354
Wingspan 32-42 mm.
A variable species, which has a number of distinct colonies locally around the coasts of England and Wales, that are described as separate subspecies.
The subspecies vary in appearance and foodplant according to location. These are: knilli in south-west Ireland, gueneei in North Wales and Lancashire, demuthi in south-east England and leechi in Cornwall.
The foodplants are sand couch (Agropyron junceiforme), common saltmarsh grass (Puccinellia maritima) and red fescue (Festuca rubra).
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 24 |
| August | 1,933 |
| September | 287 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
