Xestia sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 7:46 p.m.
A fairly widespread species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Xestia > Subgenus: Xestia > Species: Xestia sexstrigata
- Vernacular names
- Zesstreepuil (NL), Six-striped Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle ombragée (FR), Sechslinien-Bodeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Xestia umbrosa (Hübner, 1790), nec (Esper, 1788)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 81 (as N.[octua] Umbrosa. H. Tr. G.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 35–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-July till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium, Plantago and Rubus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different herbaceous plants like Galium saxatile, Plantago lanceolata, Rubus, Scilla non-scripta and Scrophularia.
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