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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii
Xestia ashworthii(Doubleday, 1855)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Noctuini
  4. Noctuina
  5. Xestia
  6. Megasema
  7.  ashworthii
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Habitat

  • Mountain forests
  • Rocks
  • Rocky ravines

Similar species

  • Epipsilia grisescens
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FU

35-40 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOsenice starčková
    DanskBjergglans-ugle
    DeutschAschgraue Bodeneule
    EnglishAshworth's Rustic
    FrançaisSégétie des Seneçons
    LietuviųPušyninis dirvinukas
    NorskSkiferbakkefly
    PolskiRolnica woskówka?
    SlovenčinaMora Ashwortova
    SuomeksiSinertävä maayökkönen
    SvenskaBlågrått jordfly
    РусскийСовка земляная пепельно-серая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeSenecioRagwort
    AsteraceaeTaraxacumDandelion
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    RosaceaeRubusBramble
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Agrotis ashworthiiDoubleday, 1855
    Xestia vallesiacaStainton, 1855
    Xestia substriataMansbridge, 1906
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii ashworthii(Doubleday, 1855)
    Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii candelarum(Staudinger, 1871)
    Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii jotunensis(Schöyen, 1887)
    Xestia (Megasema) ashworthii lactescens(Turati, 1919)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialSvein Sellevold BekkumNorway, Kløvdalen

Adult.

Maciej MatrajItaly, Peron

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialSvein Sellevold BekkumNorway, Hestskobakken
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