website logo Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Noctuidae   Checklist Number: 73.360

Xestia ditrapezium   [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775

Triple-spotted Clay

Rarely recorded in the Outer Hebrides. Initially the larvae feed on herbaceous plants and hibernate when small to recommence feeding in spring on various foodplants including willow (Salix), birch (Betula) and bramble (Rubus).

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