Photo © Roy Leverton
Northern Dart
Xestia alpicola
Checklist Number73.363 [B&F: 2125]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Nationally scarce (Na) in mountains and high moorland, up to 850 m, in the Scottish Highlands, Outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Pennines and Lake District, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 34-40 mm. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Crowberry, over-wintering twice.
