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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Xylena (X.) vetusta
Xylena vetusta(Hübner, [1813])
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Xylenini
  4. Xylenina
  5. Xylena
  6. Xylena
  7.  vetusta
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Habitat

  • Glades

MU

52-65 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyDřevobarvec luční
    DanskIrisugle
    DeutschBraune Moderholzeule
    DeutschBraunes Moderholz
    Eesti keelHarilik ahasöölane
    EnglishRed Sword-grass
    FaroeseKjarrvongur
    FrançaisAntique
    ÍslenskaKjarrygla
    LietuviųGelsvasis didysis ilgasparniukas
    MagyarVörhenyes fabagoly
    NederlandsHoutkleurige vlinder
    NorskVanlig kvistfly
    PolskiKapturnica butwica
    SlovenčinaMora kustovnicová
    SuomeksiRuskohirsiyökkönen
    SvenskaMindre mantelfly
    TürkçeAvrupa Odungüvesi
    РусскийГнилушка
    РусскийСовка длиннокрылая большая
    УкраїнськаСовка довгокрила велика
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AceraceaeAcer platanoidesNorway Maple
    ApiaceaeAngelica sylvestrisWild Angelica
    AsparagaceaeAsparagus officinalisAsparagus
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
    AsteraceaeCirsiumThistle
    AsteraceaeCrepis paludosaMarsh hawk's-beard
    AsteraceaeTragopogon pratensisJack-go-to-bed-at-noon
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    ChenopodiaceaeBeta vulgarisBeet
    CyperaceaeCarexSedge
    CyperaceaeEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rush
    CyperaceaeSchoenoplectusClub-rush
    EquisetaceaeEquisetumHorsetail
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaePisum sativumPea
    FabaceaeTrifolium pratenseRed clover
    GrossulariaceaeRibes nigrumBlack Currant
    IridaceaeIris pseudacorusYellow Flag
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
    MenyathaceaeMenyanthes trifoliataBog-bean
    MyricaceaeMyrica galeBog Myrtle
    OnagraceaeChamerion angustifoliumResebay Willowherb
    PoaceaeAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping bentgrass
    PoaceaeFestuca rubraRed Fascue
    PoaceaeGlyceria maximaReed Mannagrass
    PoaceaePhragmites australisCommon Reed
    PolygonaceaeBistorta officinalisBistort
    PolygonaceaeRumex hydrolapathumGreat Water Dock
    RanunculaceaeCaltha palustrisMarsh Marigold
    RanunculaceaeConsolida regalisForking Larkspur
    RanunculaceaeRanunculus acrisMeadow buttercup
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosumPotato
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RanunculaceaeDelphiniumLarkspur
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua vetustaHübner, 1813
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Stolec

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Adult.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Stolec

Adult.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic

Larva.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Larva.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Larva.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Larva.

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Larva.

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Young caterpillar.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Pupa.

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Pupa.

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Pupa.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Eggs.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Eggs.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный
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