Xestia xanthographa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
square-spot rustic
mainly on grasses
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 12.vii.2023 © Laurens van der Linde
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 15.ix.2021 © Laurens van der Linde
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Achillea ptarmica; Arrhenatherum elatius; Avenella flexuosa; Brachypodium pinnatum; Bromopsis erecta; Bromus hordeaceus; Carex brizoides; Crataegus; Cytisus scoparius; Dactylis glomerata; Elytrigia repens; Festuca ovina; Galium verum; Holcus lanatus; Lamium album; Lolium perenne; Molinia; Ochlopoa annua; Plantago lanceolata; Poa angustifolia, nemoralis, pratensis; Primula; Prunus spinosa; Rumex; Salix; Schedonorus arundinaceus; Stellaria media; Teucrium scorodonia; Trifolium; Urtica dioica; Vicia sepium; Viola.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.
references
Ebert (ed., 1998a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Nunes (2021a), Peslier (2003a), Pyrgus (2021), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).