Mesapamea secalis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mesapamea secalis lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mesapamea secalis
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the mesapamea secalis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mesapamea secalis in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the mesapamea secalis?

The mesapamea secalis (Mesapamea secalis) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Mesapamea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mesapamea secalis

Mesapamea secalis, the common rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe, north-west Africa, Turkey and northern Iran.

The species was formerly considered the same species as the lesser common rustic (Mesapamea didyma) and Remm's rustic (Mesapamea remmi). All three were raised to species level.

See Townsend et al. for diagnoses.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mesapamea secalis (revision 1380711017), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3403200 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).