White-line Dart (Euxoa tritici (=crypta), (Linnaeus, 1761))

General Information
This species is extremely variable in colour and can be difficult to tell apart from similar species, including the Square-spot Dart E.obelisca and the Coast Dart E.cursoria.

Pupates in loose soil.
Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.
Flies during the day

Forewing length: 13-17mm.
Foodplant(s): bedstraws (Galium spp.), Corn Spurrey (Spergula arvensis), mouse-ears (Cerastium spp.), herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, mid July-early September
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Coastal habitats and heathland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Coast Dart Euxoa cursoria

Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans

Heath Rustic Xestia agathina

73.313 (BF2081) White-line Dart Euxoa tritici (=crypta), (Linnaeus, 1761)

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