73.358 Xestia sexstrigata (Six-striped Rustic)
fw: 15-17mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 36-38mm (MBGBI9); Jul-Aug; various herbaceous plants; common throughout GB mostly in wet habitats.
Xestia sexstrigata (Six-striped Rustic) §1 male
ID: Ground colour light to dark brown; all markings are darker brown than the ground colour - outline of oval and kidney marks, veins lined and the 6 'stripes' are fine basal, antemedian and postmedian lines, broader and more diffuse median and subterminal lines and a terminal line.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/08/2009; male; fw 17.0mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 22/08/2009; female; fw 15.2mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/08/2010; female; fw 16.0mm
§4 Rett, Norfolk; 20/08/2011
§5 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 18/07/2012; male
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/08/2013; female; fw 15.0mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2018; female; fw 14.6mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 15.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 22/08/2009; female; fw 15.2mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/08/2010; female; fw 16.0mm
§4 Rett, Norfolk; 20/08/2011
§5 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 18/07/2012; male
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/08/2013; female; fw 15.0mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2018; female; fw 14.6mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 15.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/03/2017 (§1-6) | §7 added 06/02/2019 | §8 added 19/10/2019
