| Xestia castanea | (Esper, 1798) |
Habitat
- Coniferous forests
- Heathlands, moorlands
34-42 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice borůvková 
DeutschGinsterheiden-Bodeneule DeutschGinsterheiden-Erdeule 
EnglishNeglected Rustic 
FrançaisNoctuelle négligée 
LietuviųKaštoniškas dirvinukas 
MagyarCsarabos fésűsbagoly 
NederlandsKastanjebruine uil 
NorskLyngbakkefly 
SlovenčinaMora kručinková 
SuomeksiPunamaayökkönen 
SvenskaHedjordfly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Erica Heath - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Genista Greenweed Plantaginaceae Scoparia
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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