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Luperina nickerlii demuthi Goater & Skinner, 1995

First discovered in Essex in 1963, but not identified as L. nickerlii until 1973
Habitat: saltmarsh in Suffolk, Essex and Kent
Foodplant: Puccinellia maritima (Common Saltmarsh Grass)

Click to load larger photo August 1998: adult demuthi on foodplant Puccinellia maritima

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9th July 2003: demuthi larva

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9th July 2003: demuthi larval tube in estuarine mud

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3rd August 2003: pupa

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9th July 2003: typical demuthi habitat

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15th August 2005: Interesting form of Sandhill Rustic caught by Matthew Deans in Suffolk (c. M. Deans)
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