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:

Habitat

Coastal habitats and heathland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Heath Rustic Xestia agathina

Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans

Coast Dart Euxoa cursoria

10279 White-line Dart Euxoa tritici (=crypta), (Linnaeus, 1761)

BF2081 (ABH73.313)