Logo
  • United Kingdom
    • View
      • Thumbnails
      • Images
      • List
      • Tree
    • Protected species
    • Latin names
    • Vernacular names
    • Change country
  • Tools
    • Search
    • Compare
      • Species
      • Preparations
    • UTM map
    • Lunar calendar
    • EntomoLabels
      • Home page
      • Export species list
      • Export family list
    • European Moth Nights
    • Records
    • Upload
  • Galleries
    • Species
    • Preparations
    • Users
    • For identification
  • Website
    • Update List
    • Milestones
    • Literature
    • Links
    • Security
    • Privacy
    • Citation
    • Statistics
    • Settings
  • Team
    • Author
    • Contributors
    • Translators

    • Contact
  • User
    • Login
    • Sign
    • English English
    • Polski Polski
    • Slovenčina Slovenčina
  1. United Kingdom
  2. Xestia (X.) baja
Xestia baja(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Noctuini
  4. Noctuina
  5. Xestia
  6. Xestia
  7.  baja
Gallery Records Upload Report error

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Forest paths
  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Mixed forests
  • Parks
  • Riparian forest_OK

MU

35-40 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOsenice rulíková
    DanskKastaniefarvet glansugle
    DeutschBaja-Bodeneule
    Eesti keelHarilik kidaöölane
    EnglishDotted Clay
    FrançaisNoctuelle de la Belladonne
    LietuviųDvitaškis dirvinukas
    MagyarRózsás földibagoly
    NederlandsBruine zwartstipuil
    NorskVanlig bakkefly
    PolskiRolnica niklica
    SlovenčinaMora brusnicová
    SuomeksiPilkkuruuniyökkönen
    SvenskaSvartpunkterat jordfly
    РусскийСовка двухточечная
    УкраїнськаСовка двокрапкова
    日本語キミミヤガ
    한국어끝검은점밤나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    CaprifoliaceaeLoniceraHoneysuckle
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    FabaceaeCytisus ruthenicus
    LamiaceaeSalvia pratensisMeadow Clary
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PrimulaceaePrimulaPrimrose
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    RubiaceaeGalium albumWhite bedstraw
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua bajaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Xestia immaculataHoffmann, 1910
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

The QR code below, when scanned, automatically opens a page with a description of this species. Placing the code on a label under the specimen, on poster or information board in a museum or exhibition will allow for quick and easy display of full information about the species on the smartphone of the interested person.

  • All

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Roman BiernackiPoland, Wrocław

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Devil's Spittleful NR

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialMarek StańczakPoland, Świerklaniec

Larva.

Wanda KulaPoland, Szygi

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland, Wizna

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Huta Różaniecka
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Lower Risk
Legally protected
CITES
Image
Headquarters:
Okopowa 113/37
91-849 Łódź, Polska
+48 601 283 485
info(at)lepidoptera.eu

Website

  • Security
  • Privacy
  • Citation
  • Milestones
  • Literature
  • Statistics

What's new

Last website update

  • 3 December 2025

Previous website update

  • 3 September 2025

How to Cite a Website

  • 3 September 2025
49.655
Species
3.126
Users
Sign up for our newsletter:
Like Us
on Facebook
© 2025 All Rights Reserved by Christopher Jonko.
iNaturalist