Habitat
- Glades
- Meadows
- Sand dunes swards
Similar species
30-38 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPlavokřídlec luční 
DanskSortstribe græsugle 
DeutschStumpfflügel-Graseule 
EnglishSmoky Wainscot 
FrançaisLeucanie souillée 
LietuviųGelsvapilkis pievinukas 
NederlandsStompvleugelgrasuil 
NorskBrungult grasfly 
SlovenčinaMora trsťová 
SuomeksiSameaolkiyökkönen 
SvenskaBrungult gräsfly 
РусскийСовка полосатая буровато-серая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Alopecurus Foxtail Grass Poaceae Dactylis Cocksfoot Poaceae Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hairgrass Poaceae Phragmites australis Common Reed - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Cyperaceae Carex Sedge Juncacae Juncus Rush Juncacae Luzula Wood-rush
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Aletia impura Hübner, 1808 Noctua impura Hübner, 1808 Noctua fuliginosa Haworth, 1809 Noctua punctina Haworth, 1809
- Subspecies
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Species Author Mythimna (M.) impura dungana (Alphéraky, 1882) Mythimna (M.) impura impura (Hübner, 1808)
- 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 Sweden Magnus Unger Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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