Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Noctuinae 2135     *     Heath Rustic     *     Xestia agathina Locally common Wingspan: 28-36mm Flight time: August-September Habitat: Acidic heaths and moorland Larval food plant: Heather Similar: True Lover's Knot

Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. September 2010