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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyrausta ostrinalis
Pyrausta ostrinalis(Hübner, 1796)
  1. Crambidae
  2. Pyraustinae
  3. Pyrausta
  4.  ostrinalis
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Habitat

  • Meadows

Similar species

  • Pyrausta aurata
  • Pyrausta purpuralis
MU
MD

15-21 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Poland
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    MagyarRitka bíbormoly
    NederlandsDuinmuntvlinder
    SlovenčinaVijačka purpuročervená
    SuomeksiHietikkokoisa
    SvenskaDubbelbandat ljusmott
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    LamiaceaeThymusThyme
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Jerzy SikorskiPoland, Zgleczewo Panieńskie

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Stasiopole

Adult.

Juha TyllinenItaly, Madonna di Campiglio

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Stasiopole

Adult, underside.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczPoland, Stasiopole

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Stasiopole

Larva.

Jarosław BuszkoPoland
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