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Square-spot Rustic, Xestia xanthographa
Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Noctuinae

ABH 73.357
B&F 2134     *     Square-spot Rustic     *     Xestia xanthographa


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 32-35mm. Variable

Flight time: July-October
Habitat: Fields, woodland edges and clearings, gardens

Larvae mainly feed on grasses, also on plantains and Cleavers

Similar: Small Square-spot


Square-spot Rustic, Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic, Xestia xanthographa

Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2010

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