Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Forest clearings
- Forest edges
- Glades
- Railway lines and embankments
- Sunny slopes
- Waysides
Similar species
21-26 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPíďalka povázková 
DanskSørgesnerremåler 
DeutschFleckleib-Labkrautspanner 
EnglishSmall Argent & Sable 
FrançaisMélanippe triste 
LietuviųŽiedinė cidarija 
MagyarGyászos tarkaaraszoló 
NederlandsBonte bandspanner 
NorskEngmauremåler 
PolskiPaśnik posmutek 
SlovenčinaPiadivka smútočná 
SuomeksiSynkkäraanumittari 
SvenskaDyster fältmätare 
РусскийПяденица печальная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rubiaceae Galium anisophyllon Bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium sylvaticum Wood Bedstraw
- 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 Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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