| Macaria alternata | (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Forest clearings
- Mixed forests
- Scrub
Similar species
22-30 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyKropenatec dubový 
DanskSpidsvinget tørstetræmåler 
DeutschDunkelgrauer Eckflügelspanner DeutschWeiden-Eckflügelspanner 
EnglishSharp-angled Peacock 
FrançaisPhilobie alternée 
LietuviųPilkasis miškasprinis 
NederlandsDonker klaverblaadje 
PolskiWitalnik zmiennik 
SlovenčinaListnatka kosákovitá 
SuomeksiHarmokaarimittari 
SvenskaAlbågmätare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Alnus Alder Fagaceae Quercus Oak Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Semiothisa alternaria Hübner, 1809
- Links
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Language Website Authors Garden Safari Hania Berdys Insekten Box Wilfried Funk 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 Northamptonshire Wildlife UK Moths Ian Kimber
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