Diarsia brunnea (D. & S.)
p58. Resident, rather local; locally fairly common.
Diarsia rubi (View.)
p58. Resident, widespread and common.
Purple Clay
Small Square-spot
Xestia c-nigrum (Linn.) (Amathes c-nigrum) Setaceous Hebrew Character
p59. Resident, widespread and common; approaches abundance in some years.
Xestia ditrapezium (D. & S.) (Amathes ditrapezium) Triple-spotted Clay
p59. Resident, very local and generally scarce or rare. 67 Grays, 1984 (DJLA); 90 Bradwell-on-
Sea, 1973(AJD). 1981 (SFJD).
Xestia triangulum (Hufn.) (Amathes triangulum)
p59. Resident, widespread and common.
Xestia baja (D. & S.) (Amathes baja)
p58. Resident, local; locally fairly common.
Double Square-spot
Dotted Clay
Xestia rhomboidea (Esp.) (Amathes stigmatica Hb.) Square-spotted Clay
p59. ?Resident, very local and rare. 53 Saffron Walden, 14 Aug. 1983, 15 Aug. 1984 (AME); 54
Chesterford Park, 10 Aug. 1977 (JR). These are the only records since 1965 (see Guide) and may
relate to wanderers from the Breck, where it is locally common.
Xestia castanea (Esp.) (Amathes castanea)
p58. Vagrant, very rare; no record since 1971 (see Guide).
Xestia sexstrigata (Haw.) (Amathes sexstrigata)
p59. Resident, fairly widespread and locally fairly common.
Xestia xanthographa (D. & S.) (Amathes xanthographa)
p59. Resident, widespread and very common, sometimes abundant.
Naenia typica (Linn.)
p60. Resident, still widespread, but has much declined.
Eurois occulta (Linn.)
p60. Migrant, irregular and generally very scarce.
Neglected Rustic
Six-striped Rustic
Square-spot Rustic
The Gothic
Great Brocade
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