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title: "Square-spot Rustic"
description: "Xestia xanthographa — Insetti e ragni. The square-spot rustic (Xestia xanthographa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/square-spot-rustic
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Square-spot Rustic

> Xestia xanthographa — Insetti e ragni. The square-spot rustic (Xestia xanthographa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Xestia xanthographa*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 25473
- Wikidata: [Q2597763](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2597763)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48162](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48162)

## Names

- en: Square-spot Rustic
- de: Braune Spätsommer-Bodeneule
- es: Rústico de mancha cuadrada
- fr: Trimaculée
- nl: Vierkantvlekuil

## Countries with the most observations

GB (11848), DE (2441), FR (1780), ES (1150), DK (587), PT (489), NL (458), AT (452), IT (402), SE (393), CH (391), PL (363)

## Summary

The square-spot rustic (Xestia xanthographa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and east across the Palearctic (excluding China) and in North America.

The species is quite variable in appearance, the forewings occurring in various shades of grey or brown, with melanic forms common in parts of its range. The best identifying feature is the large, pale, squarish stigma which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are pale to dark grey with a whitish fringe. The wingspan is 30–40 mm.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-spot_rustic

## Photo

![Square-spot Rustic](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/square-spot-rustic/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harukano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311489119

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/square-spot-rustic?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).