Species Details

ABH: 73.360

BF: 2127

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Taxon: Xestia ditrapezium

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Triple-spotted Clay

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Jun (1959) — 24 Aug (1967)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/xestia-ditrapezium/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 177

Individuals: 100

Earliest Year: 1895

Latest Year: 2022

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