| Mythimna ferrago | (Fabricius, 1787) |
TL: Germany, Kiel (2000 m.)
Habitat
- Glades
- Meadows
- Slopes
- Steppes
Similar species
35-44 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPlavokřídlec bledoskvrnný 
DanskRusten græsugle 
DeutschFrischrasen-Weißfleckeule DeutschGlänzende Weißfleckeule DeutschKapuzen-Graseule 
EnglishClay 
FrançaisNoctuelle lythargyrée 
LietuviųGelsvarudis pievinukas 
MagyarRozsdaszínű rétibagoly 
NederlandsGekraagde grasuil 
NorskTeglrødt grasfly 
SlovenčinaMora smlzová 
SuomeksiRuosteolkiyökkönen 
SvenskaTegelrött gräsfly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Taraxacum Dandelion Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Poaceae Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Poaceae Gramineae Grass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Aletia ferrago Fabricius, 1787 Mythimna lythagyria Esper, 1788
- Subspecies
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Species Author Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago argyritis (Rambur, 1858) Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago caliginata Hreblay, 1999 Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago ferrago (Fabricius, 1787)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner 
Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук 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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