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Heath Rustic

Xestia agathina

495Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr6
May4
Jun1
Jul2
Aug180
Sep272
Oct4
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland176
2Highland Scotland106
3Suffolk England42
4Argyll and Bute Scotland38
5Worcestershire England16
6Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland12
7North Yorkshire England10
8Moray Scotland9
9Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland9
10Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland8
11Bracknell Forest England6
12West Berkshire England5
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
14Surrey England3
15Somerset England3
111 England334 Scotland4 Wales45 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
495
Peak month
September
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Xestia agathina
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
421
Most recorded in
Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Xestia
Name with authority
Xestia agathina Duponchel, 1827
Described
1827
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1377442 · GBIF 5112254