Genus Xestia Rank Species | ||
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Similar Ashworth's rustic, Xestia baja, Xestia ditrapezium, Xestia alpicola, Six‑striped rustic |
Xestia collina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Alps, from southern France to southern Poland, Romania, from southern Finland and Estonia to the Urals, Siberia and northern Mongolia.
The wingspan is 27–33 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid July.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Rubus, Plantago and Achillea species.
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