Xestia agathina (Duponchel, 1827)
Subspecies:
Xestia agathina agathina (Duponchel, 1827)
Xestia agathina hebridicola (Staudinger, 1901)
Heath Rustic
73.3560 (B&F: 2135)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Noctuoidea
»Family: Noctuidae
»Subfamily: Noctuinae
»Tribe: Noctuini
A resident and suspected occasional immigrant which only occurs sparingly but it is sometimes fairly common to common on heathland. High numbers are extremely local and very irregular. Single-brooded flying mainly from late August to late September. Larvae feed on heather. (Pratt, 2011)
