Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia c-nigrum
Species account (old)
Robson gave this species as 'widely distributed and common in most parts [...]', and in 1875 J. C. Wassermann had it as '...double brooded, the first lot appearing at the end of June, and the second at the beginning of October'. [...] Although fairly widely distributed still in Durham, it is never in large numbers. The moths are usually on the wing in July, but occasionally one turns up in October, probably an immigrant. It has only been taken once in Upper Teesdale - in October 1976, an exceptional year for the species. It has likewise appeared only once in the Hamsterley Forest trap, on 22 August 1984- a date more likely to represent a locally-bred individual.
Statistics
| Records | 2621 |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 11087 |
| Largest Sample | 119 |
| First Recorded | 1877 |
| Last Recorded | 2023 |
| Earliest Adult Record | 16/05 |
| Latest Adult Record | 08/11 |
| Monad Coverage | 4.9% |
| Hexad Coverage | 81.0% |
Map
This map shows all records of Setaceous Hebrew Character - Xestia c-nigrum in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).
Map (image)
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Week graph
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Gallery
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Foodplants
This is a list of foodplants known to be used by the larval stages of Setaceous Hebrew Character - Xestia c-nigrum in the UK.
Habitats
This is a list of habitats that Setaceous Hebrew Character - Xestia c-nigrum is known to occur in within the UK.