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Noctuidae : Noctuinae

Six-striped Rustic

XESTIA (Xestia) sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)
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Description
Wingspan: 36-38mm
Worldwide Distribution: Western Europe - to S.Sweden : S.Finland : Estonia : Poland : Germany
UK Distribution: Resident-Found throughout most of Great Britain,Isle of Man & Ireland : Shetland Isles & Channel Isles-not recorded
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Noctua sexstrigata (Haworth 1809)
Type Species - Xestia
  • Noctua ochreago (Hübner, [1809])
Type Locality -
  • Not Specified
Flight Period: South-July-September : Elsewhere July-August
Habitat: Prefers wetland type habitats : Wet meadows : Marshes : Damp Woodland : Fens : Gardens
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: The 26mm long final instar larva viewed from the side has a lateral band in brown running through the spiracles with two other bands edged with fine light line in buff,lower, and light brown above. Viewed from above there is a central fine light lateral line with brown background and a series of opposed stacked overlapping outward facing feint buff sausage shaped marks, running the length of the larva.Larva-September to April/May where it feeds during the night and hides low down during the day.
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The Six-striped Rustic X.x. sexstrigata is one of the moths that is easily recognisable with the dark brown veins and cross-lines which give the moth its name. The reniform stigmata and orbicular spat are both ringed with the same colour lines.The forewing colour is light brown.
The defining features of this moth tend to remain constant.

The moth is a frequent visitor to the light trap and is also attracted to sugar and flowers of which Ragwort is noted as favourable.
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Larval Food Plants
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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Noctuinae
Noctuini
XESTIA Hübner, 1818
Xestia Hübner, 1818
XESTIA (Xestia) sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)
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Noctua ochreago (Hübner,[1809])
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NOCTUA sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809) 
= Noctua 6-strigata Haworth, 1809-T.L. Great Britain
= Phalaena umbrosa Hübner, 1790
= Xestia umbrosa
= Xestia (Xestia) sexstrigata.
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Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.228 - n.198
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Not Specified