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).