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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Orthonama obstipata
Orthonama obstipata(Fabricius, 1794)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Xanthorhoini
  4. Orthonama
  5.  obstipata
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TL: North Africa

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  • Xanthorhoe designata
MU
FU

17-22 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPíďalka tažná
    DanskVandremåler
    DeutschWandernder Blattspanner
    EnglishGem
    EnglishThe Gem
    FrançaisEscortée
    FrançaisPhalène dimorphe
    LatviešuTīteņu lapsprīžmetis
    LietuviųRaudonsparnė ortonama
    MagyarVándoraraszoló
    NederlandsZuidelijke bandspanner
    NorskVandrelinjemåler
    PolskiPaśnik pochyłek
    SlovenčinaPiadivka sťahovavá
    SuomeksiVaellusmittari
    SvenskaVandrarefältmätare
    РусскийПяденица бурая
    中文雌圈波尺蛾
    日本語トビスジヒメナミシャク
    한국어갈색각시물결자나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeAnthemisChamomile
    AsteraceaeEupatoriumAgrimony
    AsteraceaeSenecioRagwort
    BrassicaceaeAlyssumAlison
    BrassicaceaeNasturtiumWatercress
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulusBindweed
    MyrtaceaeEucalyptusGum trees
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    RubiaceaeGalium mollugoHedge Bedstraw
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Nycterosea obstipataFabricius, 1794
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Moths of India
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Female, upperside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Male, upperside.

Tony DavidsonUnited Kingdom, Isles of Scilly

Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajFrance, Uchizy

Adult, upperside.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Female, upperside.

Manuel Ramírez MogreraSpain, Ayamonte

Female, upperside.

Gianluca DoremiItaly, Aprilia Marittima
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