Irish moths

Heath Rustic, Xestia agathina

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Noctuinae

2135     *     Heath Rustic     *     Xestia agathina


Locally common
Wingspan: 28-36mm

Flight time: August-September
Habitat: Acidic heaths and moorland

Larval food plant: Heather

Similar: True Lover's Knot


Heath Rustic, Xestia agathina


Heath Rustic, Xestia agathina

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

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