Diarsia rubi (Vieweg, 1790)
(Small Square-spot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
GenusDiarsia (a genus of noctuid moths)
TribeNoctuini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyNOCTUINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot) :
1: Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
31 Aug 2019 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light trap, at night
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
28 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorso-lateral view - natural background
3: Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
6 Aug 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
at MV light (5/6 Aug 06)
Image 1: Adult - alert - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - alert - latero-dorsal viewImage 3: Adult - alert - latero-dorsal view (2)Image 4: Adult - alert - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - alert - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Adult - alert - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Adult - head - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Adult - head - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
4: Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
28 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Male, in MV trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged
5: Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
5 Sep 1969 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
Bred.
Image 1: Larva - 10 days old - pale form - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
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