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Xestia c-nigrum
Very common & widespread throughout Britain.
Larva pink with a broad dark brown subdorsal band.
A lateral yellow band with a brown spot on it.
The Larvae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants, but especially Nettle.
The species overwinters as a Larva.
Forewing purplish grey or purplish fuscous with a leaden gloss; costal area at middle ochreous, merged with the bluntly triangular orbicular stigma: cell, a submedian basal blotch.
Two broods are produced each year and the adults are on the wing between May and October.
This Moth flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar, as well as flowers such as Buddleia, Ivy and Ragwort.
One generation occurs in the north during July & August.