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British Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater
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Xestia alpicola alpina
(Northern dart moth)
The form of the Northern Dart moth found in Britain (
Xestia alpicola alpina
), is considered to be a different race or...
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Xestia ashworthii
(Ashworth’s rustic)
Adult Ashworth’s Rustic moths have blue-grey forewings with variable blackish flecking. The hindwings are pale and silky in...
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Xestia rhomboidea
(Square-spotted clay moth)
The forewings of the scarce Square-spotted Clay moth vary in colour from pale reddish brown to almost black, and the hindwings are...
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Xestobium rufovillosum
(Death watch beetle)
The larvae of this common beetle are notorious pests of furniture and structural timbers in buildings. The adults have cylindrical...
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Xylena exsoleta
(Sword-grass moth)
Sword-grass moth adults are large, with greyish-brown wings. The forewings can vary in colour, being darker in some individuals. ...
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