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Family: Noctuidae   Checklist Number: 73.358

Xestia sexstrigata  (Haworth, 1809)

Six-striped Rustic

Common and well represented across the islands but slightly biased towards the south. On the wing from July to September near wet and boggy habitats but also in dryer conditions such as gardens. The larvae feed on herbaceous plants such as bedstraws (Galium spp.) and plantains (Plantago spp.).

References: 
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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