73.353 Xestia baja (Dotted Clay)
fw: 17-21mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 38-44mm (MBGBI9); Jul-Aug; various herbaceous and woody plants; common throughout GB.
Xestia baja (Dotted Clay) §4
ID: Forewing ground colour ranges from light to dark reddish-brown to greyish-brown; markings obscure except for 2 black spots immediately proximal to the costal end of the subterminal line and usually the dorsal half of the kidney mark is black.
§1 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 03/07/2011; male; fw 18.2mm
§2 Fersit, Inverness-shire; 28/07/2013
§3 Torver, Cumbria; 13/07/2015
§4 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 22/07/2016
§5 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; male
§6 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; male; fw 18.6mm
§7 Dalmunzie, Perthshire; 27/08/2016; female; fw 17.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Fersit, Inverness-shire; 28/07/2013
§3 Torver, Cumbria; 13/07/2015
§4 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 22/07/2016
§5 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; male
§6 Seathwaite, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; male; fw 18.6mm
§7 Dalmunzie, Perthshire; 27/08/2016; female; fw 17.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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