Species Details

ABH: 73.142

BF: 2379

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Coenobia rufa

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: Small Rufous

Account: Local in fens, damp meadows, bogs and damp grassland throughout much of England, Wales and southern Scotland Could be confused with Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima, however in Small Rufous the hindwing is always paler than the forewing. Larva feeds on Jointed Rush, Soft-rush and Rush.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 22 — 25 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 25 Jun (2015) — 2 Sep (2007)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Juncus acutiflorus (Sharp-flowered Rush), Juncus articulatus (Jointed Rush), Juncus effusus (Soft-rush).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/coenobia-rufa/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 177

Individuals: 64

Earliest Year: 1905

Latest Year: 2020

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