Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Parks
- Warm scrub on sunny slopes
Similar species
32-41 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyZejkovec maliníkový 
DanskEge-månemåler 
DeutschZweistreifiger Mondfleckspanner 
EnglishLunar Thorn 
FrançaisCroissant FrançaisEnnomos lunaire 
LietuviųGelsvasis mėnuliasprindis 
MagyarEgyfoltos holdasaraszoló 
NederlandsLindeherculesje 
PolskiSkrzytek księżyczak 
SlovenčinaListnatka mesiačková 
SuomeksiYkskuumittari 
SvenskaUrringad månmätare 
РусскийПяденица лунная РусскийПяденица лунная двухполосая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Alnus incana Grey Alder Fagaceae Quercus Oak Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Rosaceae Prunus Cherry Rosaceae Rosa Wild Rose
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Selenia lunaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Northamptonshire Wildlife Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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