ashworth, rustic, xestia, ashworthii, species, moth, colouring, blue, grey, mainly, nocturnal, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterasuperfamily, noctuoideafamily, noctuidaegenus, xestiaspecies, ashworthii. Ashworth s rustic Xestia ashworthii is a species of moth Its colouring is blue grey and it is mainly nocturnal Ashworth s rusticScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily NoctuidaeGenus XestiaSpecies X ashworthiiBinomial nameXestia ashworthii Doubleday 1855 SynonymsAgrotis candelarum mounted specimen 5 5a larva after last moult Contents 1 Life cycle 2 Subspecies 3 References 4 External linksLife cycle EditThere is one generation in Britain from mid June to August They are in their larval stage from August to late May of June the next year feeding mainly by night but sometimes basking by day in the spring There are many larval foodplants usually low growing plants including common rock rose wild thyme sheep s sorrel harebell salad burnet bell heather goldenrod lady s bedstraw creeping willow and foxglove It pupates in a flimsy cocoon under moss among rocks or just below ground Subspecies EditXestia ashworthii ashworthii has a wingspan of 35 40 mm mountainous areas of Wales Xestia ashworthii candelarum Staudinger 1871 central Europe from the Pyrenees to the Alps east to Siberia and Tibet Xestia ashworthii lactescens 1 Turati 1919 has a wingspan of 42 46 mm central Italy Xestia ashworthii jotunensis Schoyen 1887 Fennoscandia and the Baltic region References Edit Savela Markku Xestia Hubner 1818 NIC FUNET FI External links EditBiodiversity of Snowdonia National Park permanent dead link This Xestia article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashworth 27s rustic amp oldid 1124410795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,