TL: France, Montpellier
28-36 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
DanskHede-glansugle
DeutschHeidekraut-Bodeneule
DeutschHeidekraut-Erdeule
EnglishHeath Rustic
FrançaisNoctuelle agathine
LietuviųBaltadėmis dirvinukas
NederlandsLate heide uil
NederlandsLate heide-uil
SuomeksiKangasruuniyökkönen
РусскийСовка агатовая земляная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua agathina Duponchel, 1828 Graphiphora albimacula Stephens, 1829 Xestia lidia Boisduval, 1829 Xestia scopariae Millière, 1864 Xestia turonica Culot, 1909 Xestia virgata Wightman, 1944 Xestia cingulata Loritz, 1947 Xestia tangens Lempke, 1962
- Subspecies
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Species Author Xestia (X.) agathina agathina (Duponchel, 1827) Xestia (X.) agathina hebridicola (Staudinger, 1900) Xestia (X.) agathina provincialis (Culot, 1910)
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson
Lepiforum e. V.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
UK Moths Ian Kimber
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