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Six-striped Rustic
Xestia sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2133 / 73.358
Photo © Garry Barlow

Similar West Midlands Species: None
Forewing: 15-17mm
Flight: July - August
Foodplant:   Hedge Bedstraw, Ribwort Plantain, Bramble, Bluebell
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

A common resident across the region.

Favours damp meadows, marshes and fens but also found in drier habitats like gardens.

Overwinters as a larva while adults come to light and to sugar.

Recorded in 110 (79%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
15/09/2022140SJ71 - Newport
04/09/2022139SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
04/09/2022+36SO55 - Bodenham & Pudlestone
04/09/2022236SO54 - NE Hereford & Marden
04/09/2022136SO65 - Bromyard & Brockhampton Estate
Further info: Xestia sexstrigata
 
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