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Xestia c-nigrum

LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea

Noctuidae (Noctuids) > Noctuinae > Noctuini


Checklist ref. 73.359

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: almost anywhere including gardens

Larval foodplant:           various herbaceous plants including burdocks and nettles

Flight behaviour: flies at night, but comes to light

Flight season: May - July, August - October


Note: photographed after release from garden moth-trap

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Three Legged Cross (garden), East Dorset | May 21

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Setaceous Hebrew Character

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