- Mesapamea secalis
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Mesapamea secalis 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Mesapamea Species: M. secalis Binomial name Mesapamea secalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)Synonyms - Noctua lamda
- Noctua furca
- Noctua i-niger
- Noctua lugens
- Noctua nova
- Noctua rava
- Noctua secalina
- Parastichtis vilis
The Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.
The wingspan is 27-30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the stems of various grasses, including Gramineae, Phleum and Alopecurus species, Triticum aestivum, Secale cereale, Elytrigia repens, Elymus arenarius, Dactylis glomerata and Festuca arundinacea.
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