Ashworth’s rustic  (Xestia ashworthii)

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Description

Adult Ashworth’s Rustic moths have blue-grey forewings with variable blackish flecking. The hindwings are pale and silky in appearance (2). The caterpillar grows up to 40 mm in length. When fully grown, it has a bright reddish brown head and a dark grey body that may have a green or purplish tinge in some individuals. A double row of black dashes passes along the back (3). Younger caterpillars are mainly green (5).

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