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  2. Agrotis (A.) cinerea
Agrotis cinerea(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Agrotini
  4. Agrotina
  5. Agrotis
  6. Agrotis
  7.  cinerea
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TL: Austria, Wien

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MU

33-40 mm

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Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOsenice popelavá
    DanskSand-pelsugle
    DeutschAschgraue Ampfereule
    DeutschAschgraue Erdeule
    DeutschAschgraue Graswurzeleule
    DeutschTrockenrasen-Erdeule
    Eesti keelHall-mullaöölane
    EnglishLight Feathered Rustic
    FrançaisNoctuelle Cendrée
    LietuviųPilkasis dirvinukas
    MagyarSzürke földibagoly
    NederlandsGrijze worteluil
    NorskBrunhalsjordfly
    SuomeksiTuhkakatkoyökkönen
    SvenskaBrunhalsat jordfly
    РусскийСовка пепельная щавелевая
    УкраїнськаСовка щавлева попеляста
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeTaraxacumDandelion
    CaryophyllaceaeStellaria mediaCommon Chickweed
    LamiaceaeThymus praecoxMother-of-Thyme
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua cinereaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Noctua obscuraHübner, 1803
    Agrotis fuscaBoisduval, 1837
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Agrotis (A.) cinerea alpigenaTurati, 1883
    Agrotis (A.) cinerea aragonensisSchawerda, 1934
    Agrotis (A.) cinerea asandjuraeSilbernagel, 1944
    Agrotis (A.) cinerea cinerea(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Agrotis (A.) cinerea livonica(Teich, 1886)
    Agrotis (A.) cinerea tephrinaStaudinger, 1901
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    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
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Giancarlo MediciItaly, Toano

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Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Genowefa

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Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most
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