Xestia castanea (Esper, 1798)

neglected rustic

on mainly dwarf shrubs

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Avenella flexuosa; Calluna vulgaris; Cytisus scoparius; Erica; Genista; Populus tremula; Prunus spinosa; Vaccinium myrtillus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Fibiger, Mooser & Muller (2006a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2003a), Pyrgus (2021).