• Local names

• Language	Vernacular name
  Česky	Můra tobolková
  Dansk	Konfus nellikeugle
  Deutsch	Leimkraut-Kapseleule
  Deutsch	Leimkraut-Nelkeneule
  Eesti keel	Pruun-nelgiöölane
  English	Tawny Shears
  Français	Noctuelle carpophage
  Lietuvių	Rudasis sėklinukas
  Magyar	Olajbarna szegfűbagoly
  Nederlands	Variabele silene uil
  Norsk	Brunt nellikfly
  Polski	Ponocnica lepnicówka
  Slovenčina	Mora mydlicová
  Suomeksi	Pyöröneilikkayökkönen
  Svenska	Gulbrunt nejlikfly
  Русский	Совка куколицевая
  Українська	Совка куколицева
  中文	洁盗夜蛾

• Synonyms and other combinations

• Latin name	Author
  Noctua perplexa	Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

• Subspecies

• Species	Author
  Hadena (Anepia) perplexa paghmana	(Brandt, 1947)
  Hadena (Anepia) perplexa perplexa	(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  Hadena (Anepia) perplexa plantei	Hacker, 1993

• Links

• 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 Sweden	Magnus Unger
  	Plants parasites of Europe	Willem N. Ellis
  	Svenska fjärilar	Bert Gustafsson
  	UK Moths	Ian Kimber

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