73.132 Luperina nickerlii (Sandhill Rustic)
fw: 15-18mm; Jul-Sep; coastal
ssp demuthi: saltmarsh grasses; NS-A Thames Estuary, Essex and Suffolk
ssp gueneei: sand couch (Elytrigia juncea); RDB – Newborough Warren, Anglesey, N.Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire
ssp leechi: sand couch (Elytrigia juncea); RDB – one sandy shingle beach on the Lizard, S.Cornwall
ssp demuthi: saltmarsh grasses; NS-A Thames Estuary, Essex and Suffolk
ssp gueneei: sand couch (Elytrigia juncea); RDB – Newborough Warren, Anglesey, N.Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire
ssp leechi: sand couch (Elytrigia juncea); RDB – one sandy shingle beach on the Lizard, S.Cornwall
Luperina nickerlii (Sandhill Rustic) §1 male; ssp demuthi
ID: Can be very similar to L.testacea (Flounced Rustic). Generally distinguished by very small round oval, white-outlined kidney and silky white hindwing. See Luperina for detailed separation of these two species.
Male genitalia: Clavus with a distinct dorsal projection; aedeagus with a distinct hump on the ventral (concave) surface with a distinct angulation proximal to the hump, basal to which the ventral 'edge' is straight.
Female genitalia: ostium with a convex margin - or at least not a concave margin.
Male genitalia: Clavus with a distinct dorsal projection; aedeagus with a distinct hump on the ventral (concave) surface with a distinct angulation proximal to the hump, basal to which the ventral 'edge' is straight.
Female genitalia: ostium with a convex margin - or at least not a concave margin.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 16/08/2015; male; fw 15.1mm; to light
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2011; female; fw 16.4mm; to light
§3 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; female; fw 16.4mm; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2018; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2018; male; fw 14.4mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2011; female; fw 16.4mm; to light
§3 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; female; fw 16.4mm; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2018; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2018; male; fw 14.4mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/01/2017 (§1&2) | §3 added 23/11/2017 | §4&5 added 18/02/2019
