Habitat
- Gardens
- Glades
- Meadows
- Mixed forests
- Riparian forest_OK
- Slopes
Similar species
36-46 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice trojúhlá 
DanskSortplettet skovugle 
DeutschTriangel-Bodeneule DeutschTriangel-Erdeule 
Eesti keelMustlaik-kidaöölane 
EnglishDouble Square-spot 
FrançaisNoctuelle de la Chélidoine 
LietuviųJuodadėmis dirvinukas 
MagyarHáromszöges földibagoly 
NederlandsDriehoekuil 
NorskTriangelbakkefly 
PolskiRolnica trójkątówka 
SlovenčinaMora púpavová 
SuomeksiKolmioruuniyökkönen 
SvenskaGråhalsat jordfly 
РусскийЗемляная совка треугольниковая РусскийСовка-треугольник 
УкраїнськаСовка трикутна 
中文三角鲁夜蛾
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Caprifoliaceae Lonicera xylosteum Fly honeysuckle Caryophyllaceae Stellaria Stitchwort Cornaceae Cornus sanguinea Common Dogwood Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Geraniaceae Geranium sylvaticum Wood Cranesbill Labiateae Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle Poaceae Molinia Moor grass Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Primulaceae Primula Primrose Ranunculaceae Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy Rosaceae Geum Avens Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Caryophyllaceae Stellaria Stitchwort Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Primulaceae Primula Primrose Urticaceae Urtica Nettle
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Xestia intermedia Tutt, 1892 Xestia obscurior Sälzl, 1928
- Subspecies
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Species Author Xestia (X.) triangulum ehrmanni Hacker & Ebert, 2002 Xestia (X.) triangulum triangulum (Ragusa, 1904)
- 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 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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