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Hantsmoths
The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Photo © Keith Tailby
Black-banded
Polymixis xanthomista
Checklist Number
73.236 [B&F: 2253]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Xyleninae
Genus:
Polymixis
Species:
xanthomista
Authority:
(Hübner, [1819])
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Introduction
Nationally scarce (Na) on rocky coastlines of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Pembrokeshire, Man and Co. Cork. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 39-42 mm. Larva feeds on Thrift, over-wintering as an egg.
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