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  2. Hypochalcia ahenella
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Hypochalcia ahenella(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Pyralidae
  2. Phycitinae
  3. Phycitini
  4. Hypochalcia
  5.  ahenella
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Habitat

  • Meadows
  • Quarries
  • Railway lines and embankments

MU

23-32 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DanskBakkehalvmøl
    DeutschSonnenröschen-Schmalzünsler
    EnglishDingy Knot-horn
    FrançaisPhycide bronzée
    LietuviųDidysis rudasis siaurasparnis ugniukas
    NederlandsGanzenvoetmot
    NorskBakkesmalmott
    PolskiMieszek bronzaczek
    SlovenčinaVijačka olivovohnedá
    SuomeksiMäkikoisa
    SvenskaStort backmott
    РусскийОгнёвка медноцветная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisia vulgarisCommon Mugwort
    CistaceaeHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rockrose
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisiaWormwood
    CistaceaeHelianthemumRockrose
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Tinea ahenellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Hypochalcia aeneellaHübner, 1796
    Phycis rubiginellaTreitschke, 1832
    Hypochalcia fuliginellaDuponchel, 1836
    Phycis fuliginellaDuponchel, 1836
    Hypochalcia ghilianiiStaudinger, 1870
    Hypochalcia gianelliellaRagonot, 1887
    Hypochalcia robustellaToll, 1938
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Jarosław WentaPoland

Adult.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Male.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Pińczów

Adult.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Nowe Miasto

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
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