Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Sunny slopes
- Sunny woodland fringes
Similar species
30-40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyMůra knotovková 
DanskBrun nellikeugle 
DeutschGemeine Kapseleule DeutschLichtnelken-Eule 
EnglishLychnis 
FrançaisNoctuelle capsulaire 
LietuviųPaprastasis sėklinukas 
MagyarKétfoltú szegfűbagoly 
NederlandsGewone silene uil NederlandsGewone silene-uil 
NorskVanlig nellikfly 
SlovenčinaMora knôtovková 
SuomeksiLychnis 
SvenskaStorre vitblarefly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae Pink family Caryophyllaceae Dianthus Pink Caryophyllaceae Lychnis Catchfly Caryophyllaceae Saponaria officinalis Common Soapwort Caryophyllaceae Silene Catchfly
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Dianthoecia capsincoloides Standfuss, 1893
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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