Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Dry sunny slopes
- Fallow land
- Gardens
- Waysides
Similar species
18-20 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyVlnopásník hnědonachový 
DanskViolet løvmåler 
DeutschViolettroter Kleinspanner DeutschWeinroter Triftenflurspanner 
EnglishTawny Wave 
FrançaisAcidalie rougie FrançaisPhalène rougeâtre 
LietuviųRaudonsparnis sprindžiukas 
MagyarPiros sávosaraszoló 
NederlandsPurperen stipspanner 
NorskRødlig urtemåler 
PolskiWątlak rdzawiak 
SlovenčinaPiadica nachová 
SuomeksiRusolehtimittari 
SvenskaRödlätt lövmätare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Convolvulaceae Convolvulus Bindweed Fabaceae Lotus Trefoil Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Lamiaceae Thymus Thyme Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Scopula rubricata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Scopula vittata Thunberg, 1784 Scopula domialla Fourcroy, 1785 Scopula variata de Villers, 1789
- Links
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Language Website Authors 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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