| Heliothis peltigera | (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
TL: Austria, Vienna
Forewing greyish ochreous, flushed with pale brown, except the narrow marginal area; lines brown, indistinct;orbicular stigma a dark dot; reniform grey with dark brown edge and centre, joined to a brown mark on middle of costa; a brown band between outer and submarginal lines; a black dot below vein 2 before margin; hindwing with broad brown-black marginal border, containing a pale blotch between 2 and 4; cellspot dark; fringe white.
Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Glades
- Xerophilous steppes
Similar species
34-42 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyČernopáska stěhovavá 
DanskSkjold træk-ugle 
DeutschBilsenkraut-Blüteneule 
EnglishBordered Straw 
FrançaisNoctuelle peltigère 
LietuviųGelsvasis saulinukas 
MagyarSárgás vándorbagoly 
NederlandsVlekdaguil 
SlovenčinaSivkavec blenový 
SuomeksiKeltavaellusyökkönen 
SvenskaGulaktigt knölfly 
ייִדישתנשמית המורכבים
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Amaranthaceae Amaranthus hybridus Green amaranth Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum Bristly starbur Asteraceae Calendula arvensis Field Marigold Asteraceae Carthamus tinctorius Safflower Asteraceae Cladanthus mixtus Moroccan chamomile Asteraceae Dittrichia viscosa False yellowhead Asteraceae Glebionis coronaria Garland chrysanthemum Asteraceae Helianthus annuus Common sunflower Asteraceae Matricaria chamomilla German chamomile Asteraceae Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel Asteraceae Tagetes Marigolds Caryophyllaceae Gypsophila Cistaceae Cistus crispus Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis Castor oil plant Fabaceae Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow Fabaceae Ulex Gorse Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium Common Storksbill Lamiaceae Lavandula Lavender Lamiaceae Mentha Mint Lamiaceae Salvia pratensis Meadow Clary Malvaceae Gossypium Cotton Papaveraceae Glaucium flavum Yellow horned poppy Poaceae Sorghum Poaceae Zea mays Maize Solanaceae Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Solanaceae Capsicum annuum Solanaceae Hyoscyamus niger Stinking nightshade Solanaceae Lycopersicon Wild Tomato Solanaceae Nicotiana rustica Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum Tabaco Solanaceae Solanum tuberosum Potato
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei 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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