Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) - iMoths


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Six-striped Rustic
Xestia sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)
Noctuidae : Noctuinae

2133 / 73.358

Photo © Dave Wilton, Westcott 2007

Similar Upper Thames Species: None

Foodplant:	Mainly herbaceous plants - Hedge Bedstraw, Ribwort Plantain, Bramble, Bluebell
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Widespread and common across the region, predominantly in damp open habitats.

Recorded in 70 (90%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1750.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date	#	VC	10k Area
07/09/2022	1	23	SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
06/09/2022	1	23	SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
05/09/2022	2	23	SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
05/09/2022	1	24	SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington
04/09/2022	1	24	SP71 - Westcott, Waddesdon

Further info: Xestia sexstrigata

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