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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Hydraecia petasitis
Hydraecia petasitisDoubleday, 1847
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Apameini
  4. Apameina
  5. Hydraecia
  6.  petasitis
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TL: Great Britain

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Mountain forests

Similar species

  • Hydraecia micacea
MU

36-51 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyŠedavka devětsilová
    DanskHestehov-stængelugle
    DeutschPestwurzeule
    DeutschPestwurzflur-Markeule
    EnglishButterbur
    FrançaisNoctuelle du Grand-Taconnet
    LietuviųŠaukštinis pelėdgalvis
    MagyarAcsalapubagoly
    NederlandsGroot-hoefbladboorder
    SlovenčinaSivkavec deväťsilový
    SuomeksiRuttojuuriyökkönen
    SvenskaPestrotsfly
    РусскийБелокопытниковая совка
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaePetasites hybridusCommon Butterbur
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Gortyna vindelicaFreyer, 1848
    Hydraecia micacea violaBryk, 1949
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Yann BailletFrance, Doubs dept.

Adult.

Rafał CeladynPoland, Młoszowa

Adult.

Antoni Kwiczała †Czech Republic, Jeseník

Pupa.

Antoni Kwiczała †Czech Republic, Jeseník
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