| Xestia xanthographa | (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
TL: Austria, Wien
Habitat
- Coastal dunes
- Forest edges
- Glades
- Sandy terrain
30-38 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice žlutoskvrnná 
DanskGulmærket glansugle 
DeutschBraune Spätsommer-Bodeneule DeutschRötlichbraune Erdeule 
EnglishSquare-spot Rustic 
FrançaisTrimaculée 
LietuviųGelsvataškis dirvinukas 
MagyarTarka fűbagoly 
NederlandsVierkantvlekuil 
NorskGulflekkbakkefly 
PolskiRolnica znakówka 
SlovenčinaMora žltoškvrnná 
SuomeksiKetomaayökkönen 
SvenskaGulfläckigt jordfly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media Common Chickweed Cyperaceae Carex brizoides Quaking sedge Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Labiateae Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamiaceae Teucrium scorodonia Wood SagWoodland Germander Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Poaceae Arrhenatherum elatius False oat-grass Poaceae Avenella flexuosa Wavy hair-grass Poaceae Brachypodium pinnatum Tor-grass Poaceae Bromopsis erecta Erect brome Poaceae Bromus hordeaceus Soft brome Poaceae Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot Poaceae Elytrigia repens Couch grass Poaceae Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue Poaceae Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog Poaceae Lolium perenne Perennial ryegrass Poaceae Molinia Moor grass Poaceae Poa angustifolia Narrow-leaved meadow-grass Poaceae Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poaceae Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass Poaceae Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Poaceae Scolochloa festucacea Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Primulaceae Primula Primrose Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rubiaceae Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw Salicaceae Salix Willow Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Violaceae Viola Violet - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Caryophyllaceae Stellaria Stitchwort Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Violaceae Viola Violet
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua xanthographa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Noctua tetragona Haworth, 1809 Agrotis budensis Freyer, 1838 Xestia funerea Gauckler, 1901 Noctua trumani Smith, 1903 Agrotis lepida Constantini, 1922 Rhyacia algirica Corti & Draudt, 1933
- Subspecies
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Species Author Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa praecipuina (Rothschild, 1914) Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa xanthographa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Pacific Northwest Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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