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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Xestia (X.) xanthographa
Xestia xanthographa(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Noctuini
  4. Noctuina
  5. Xestia
  6. Xestia
  7.  xanthographa
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TL: Austria, Wien

Habitat

  • Coastal dunes
  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Sandy terrain

MU

FU

30-38 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular 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
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeAchillea ptarmicaSneezewort
    CaryophyllaceaeStellaria mediaCommon Chickweed
    CyperaceaeCarex brizoidesQuaking sedge
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    FabaceaeVicia sepiumBush Vetch
    LabiateaeLamium albumWhite Dead-nettle
    LamiaceaeTeucrium scorodoniaWood SagWoodland Germander
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PoaceaeArrhenatherum elatiusFalse oat-grass
    PoaceaeAvenella flexuosaWavy hair-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBromopsis erectaErect brome
    PoaceaeBromus hordeaceusSoft brome
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeElytrigia repensCouch grass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeHolcus lanatusYorkshire Fog
    PoaceaeLolium perennePerennial ryegrass
    PoaceaeMoliniaMoor grass
    PoaceaePoa angustifoliaNarrow-leaved meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grass
    PoaceaeScolochloa festucacea
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    PrimulaceaePrimulaPrimrose
    RosaceaeCrataegusHawthorn
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    RubiaceaeGalium verumLady's Bedstraw
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
    ViolaceaeViolaViolet
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CaryophyllaceaeStellariaStitchwort
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    ViolaceaeViolaViolet
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua xanthographaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Noctua tetragonaHaworth, 1809
    Agrotis budensisFreyer, 1838
    Xestia funereaGauckler, 1901
    Noctua trumaniSmith, 1903
    Agrotis lepidaConstantini, 1922
    Rhyacia algiricaCorti & Draudt, 1933
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Xestia (X.) xanthographa praecipuina(Rothschild, 1914)
    Xestia (X.) xanthographa xanthographa(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

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Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

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Witold KamockiPoland, Malichy

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František ŠaržíkSlovakia, Trenčín

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Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Larva.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wrocław-Świniary

Larva.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Larva.

Thomas HuetFrance, Clitourps
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