Habitat
- Damp mixed forests
- Deciduous wet forests
- Gardens
- Glades
- Parks
Similar species
25-31 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPíďalka šťovíková 
DanskBakke-bladmåler 
DeutschSchwarzbraunbinden-Blattspanner 
Eesti keelTavaline kirivaksik 
EnglishSilver-ground Carpet 
FrançaisMélanthie montagnarde 
LietuviųBlyškioji cidarija 
MagyarHegyi tarkaaraszoló 
NederlandsGeoogde bandspanner 
NorskHvit båndmåler 
PolskiPaśnik nagórek 
SlovenčinaPiadivka štiavcová 
SuomeksiMäkikenttämittari 
SvenskaBackfältmätare 
РусскийПяденица щавелевая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Geraniaceae Geranium sylvaticum Wood Cranesbill Lamiaceae Stachys Woundwort Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Primulaceae Primula elatior Oxlip Rosaceae Geum Avens Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Geometra montanata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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