Habitat
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Peatlands
- Pine forests
- Quarries
- Rocky slopes
Similar species
27-32 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyŠerokřídlec tmavý 
DanskSortgrå ringmåler 
DeutschTrockenrasen-Steinspanner 
EnglishAnnulet EnglishScotch annulet 
FrançaisGnophos obscur FrançaisGnophos obscure 
LietuviųSmiltyninis pilkasprindis 
NederlandsHeide oogspanner NederlandsHeide-oogspanner 
PolskiPomrok ciemniak 
SlovenčinaŠedivka tmavá 
SuomeksiHammasrengasmittari 
SvenskaSvartgrå ringmätare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Artemisia Wormwood Campanulaceae Campanula Bellflower Cistaceae Helianthemum Rockrose Crassulaceae Sedum album White Stonecrop Crassulaceae Sedum telephium Ericaceae Calluna Heather Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rosaceae Potentilla Cinquefoil Rosaceae Rubus Bramble
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Charissa bellieri Oberthür, 1913
- Subspecies
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Species Author Charissa (C.) obscurata bellieri (Oberthür, 1913) Charissa (C.) obscurata obscurata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson 
Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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