| Xestia stigmatica | (Hübner, 1813) |
Habitat
- Alliuvial (Riparian) forests
- Deciduous wet forests
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Sunny deciduous forests
35-44 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice hluchavková 
DanskRhombe-glansugle 
DeutschRauteneule DeutschRhombus-Bodeneule 
EnglishSquare-spotted Clay 
FrançaisNoctuelle rhomboïde 
LietuviųTamsiarudis dirvinukas 
MagyarRombuszos földibagoly 
NederlandsRuituil 
NorskFiolettbrunt bakkefly 
SlovenčinaMora bylinná 
SvenskaBrunfläckigt jordfly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Taraxacum Dandelion Caryophyllaceae Stellaria Stitchwort Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Euphorbiaceae Mercurialis perennis Dog's mercury Labiateae Galeopsis Hemp-nettle Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Primulaceae Primula elatior Oxlip Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Xestia rhomboidea Hübner, 1813
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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