''Eremobina pabulatricula'', the union rustic, is a

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of the family

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. The species was first described by

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in 1791. It is found in continental

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, southern

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and

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. Never common in the

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, it has not been recorded there since 1935. The

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is 28–34 mm. The moth flies in June and July. The larvae feed on grasses. Wikisource:The Moths of the British Isles/Chapter 15#267

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''Pabulatrix pabulatricula'' at ''Lepiforum e.V.''
Noctuidae Moths of Japan Moths of Europe Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm Moths described in 1791 {{Noctuidae-stub