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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Acronicta (Triaena) psi
Acronicta psi(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Acronictinae
  3. Acronictini
  4. Acronicta
  5. Triaena
  6.  psi
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TL:   (1600 m.)

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Mixed forests
  • Single trees or copses on farmland

Similar species

  • Acronicta (Triaena) cuspis
  • Acronicta (Triaena) tridens
MU

33-42 mm

FU

38-45 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyŠípověnka trnková
    DanskPsi-ugle
    DeutschPfeileule
    Eesti keelTäht-noolöölane
    EnglishGrey Dagger
    FrançaisPsi
    LietuviųPilkasis strėlinukas
    MagyarSzürkés szigonyosbagoly
    NederlandsPsi uil
    NederlandsPsi-uil
    NorskPsikveldfly
    PolskiWieczernica strzałówka
    SlovenčinaMramorovka trnková
    SuomeksiNuoliyökkönen
    SvenskaPsiaftonfly
    БеларускаяСтральчатка псі
    РусскийСтрельчатка пси
    РусскийСтрельчатка-пси
    УкраїнськаСтрільчатка псі
    中文赛剑纹夜蛾
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AnacardiaceaeRhus typhinaStaghorn sumac
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeCarpinus betulusEuropean Hornbeam
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    FagaceaeFagus sylvaticaEuropean Beech
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    MalvaceaeTilia cordataSmall-leaved Lime
    RosaceaeAmelanchier ovalisSnowy mespilus
    RosaceaeChaenomeles japonicaJapanese quince
    RosaceaeCrataegus monogynaCommon Hawthorn
    RosaceaePrunus aviumWild Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus cerasiferaCherry Plum
    RosaceaePrunus domesticaPlum
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    RosaceaePyrus bourgaeana
    RosaceaePyrus communisEuropean Pear
    RosaceaeRosa caninaDog Rose
    RosaceaeSorbus torminalisWild Service Tree
    SalicaceaePopulusPoplar
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix cinereaGrey Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix viminalisCommon Osier
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Apatele psiLinnaeus, 1758
    Apatele perisiCalle, 1974
  • 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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Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

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Kenneth NobleUnited Kingdom, Lingfield

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Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Role

Pupa.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Maciejowice

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava
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