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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Euchalcia (E.) variabilis
Euchalcia variabilis(Piller, 1783)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Plusiinae
  3. Plusiini
  4. Euchalciina
  5. Euchalcia
  6. Euchalcia
  7.  variabilis
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TL:   (2300 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Mountain forests
  • Woodland

MU
FU

34-42 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyKovolesklec horský
    DeutschEisenhut-Höckereule
    DeutschEisenhut-Metalleule
    EnglishPurple-shaded Gem
    FrançaisPlusie illustre
    MagyarSisakvirág-aranybagoly
    SlovenčinaMora páskatá
    SuomeksiKaunopatinayökkönen
    УкраїнськаЕвхальція різнобарвна
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    LamiaceaeAconitumWolfsbane
    RanunculaceaeDelphiniumLarkspur
    RanunculaceaeThalictrumMeadow-Rue
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Euchalcia (E.) variabilis fuscolivaceaVarga & L. Ronkay, 1984
    Euchalcia (E.) variabilis uralensis(Eversmann, 1842)
    Euchalcia (E.) variabilis variabilis(Piller, 1783)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Daniel MorelFrance

Adult.

Jean-Claude GrandmaireFrance, Guillestre

Larva.

Jean-Pierre ArnaudFrance, Ariège dept.

Larva.

Jürgen RodelandGermany, Mainz-Gonsenheim

Pupa.

Jean-Pierre ArnaudFrance, Ariège dept.

Cocoon.

Jean-Pierre ArnaudFrance, Ariège dept.
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