Rhyacia simulans
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R. simulans
Binomial name
Rhyacia simulans
(Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena simulans Hufnagel, 1766
  • Noctua tristis Fabricius, 1775
  • Noctua pyrophila [Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena (Noctua) radicea Esper, 1789
  • Agrotis simulans var. obscurata Staudinger, 1901
  • Agrotis augurides Rothschild, 1914
  • Standfussiana simulans

The Dotted Rustic (Rhyacia simulans) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, south to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, east to Turkey, the Caucasus, Tomsk and Minussinsk.

The wingspan is 45-60 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Gramineae, Rumex and Taraxacum species.