Habitat
- Warm scrub on sunny slopes
- Xerophilous hillsides
Similar species
21-27 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
-
Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyKropenatec čičorkový 
DeutschGelblicher Luzernespanner 
EnglishSand Bordered Bloom 
FrançaisFidonie sablée 
LietuviųGelsvasis smilčiasprindis 
MagyarLucerna-araszoló 
PolskiWitalnik piaskowiak 
SlovenčinaListnatka ranostajová 
SuomeksiMailasmittari 
SvenskaSandängsmätare 
РусскийПяденица луговая жёлтая 
中文苜蓿尺蛾 
日本語ソトオビエダシャク 
한국어줄띠가지나방
- Primary hostplants
-
Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Glycine max Soybean Fabaceae Medicago sativa Alfalfa Fabaceae Melilotus albus Honey Clover Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover Fabaceae Securigera varia Crown Vetch Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch
- Synonyms and other combinations
-
Latin name Author Geometra arenacearia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Tephrina arenacearia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Links
-
Language Website Authors Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis
The QR code below, when scanned, automatically opens a page with a description of this species. Placing the code on a label under the specimen, on poster or information board in a museum or exhibition will allow for quick and easy display of full information about the species on the smartphone of the interested person.
