Habitat
- Fallow land
- Forest clearings
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Meadows
- Scrub
35-52 mm
58-72 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBourovec ostružníkový 
DanskBrombærspinder 
DeutschBrombeerspinner 
Eesti keelVaarikakedrik 
EnglishFox Moth 
FrançaisBombyx de la Ronce 
ItalianoFalena volpe 
LietuviųAvietinis verpikas 
MagyarMálnapohók 
NederlandsVeelvraat 
NorskBringebærspinner 
PolskiBarczatka malinówka PolskiKokonica malinówka 
SlovenčinaPriadkovec černicový 
SlovenščinaRobidova kokljica 
SuomeksiHeinähukka 
SvenskaGräsulv 
РусскийКоконопряд малинный РусскийКоконопряд малиновый РусскийКоконопряд рыжий 
УкраїнськаКоконопряд малиновий 
中文灰袋枯叶蛾
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet Saxifrage Betulaceae Betula pubescens Downy Birch Betulaceae Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Boraginaceae Symphytum officinale Brassicaceae Bunias orientalis Turkish wartycabbage Cistaceae Helianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Erica cinerea Bell Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccus Common Cranberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Fabaceae Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Fabaceae Medicago lupulina Black Medick Fabaceae Melilotus Sweet Clover Fabaceae Trifolium arvense Hare's-foot Clover Fabaceae Trifolium pratense Red clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens White Clover Fabaceae Vicia Vetch Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Geraniaceae Geranium pratense Meadow Crane's-bill Juncacae Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Poaceae Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Poaceae Arrhenatherum elatius False oat-grass Poaceae Bromopsis erecta Erect brome Poaceae Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot Poaceae Festuca rubra Red Fascue Poaceae Poa Meadow-grass Polygonaceae Bistorta officinalis Bistort Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel Rosaceae Alchemilla Lady's Mantle Rosaceae Argentina anserina Silverweed Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Fragaria vesca Woodland Strawberry Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Potentilla argentea Hoary cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla reptans Creeping cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa canina Dog Rose Rosaceae Rubus caesius European dewberry Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rosaceae Rubus plicatus Bramble Rosaceae Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet Rosaceae Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet Rubiaceae Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Salicaceae Populus alba White Poplar Salicaceae Populus nigra Black Poplar Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix viminalis Common Osier
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Macrothylacia pygmaea Reuter, 1893
- 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 Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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