Habitat
- Damp mixed forests
- Deciduous wet forests
- Fens
- Parks
- Steppes
36-46 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPřástevník kopřivový 
DanskHvid tigerspinder 
DeutschNesselbär DeutschSchmalflügeliger Fleckleibbär 
EnglishWater Ermine 
FrançaisEcaille de l'Ortie 
LatviešuBaltais raibvēderlācītis 
LietuviųBaltoji meškutė 
MagyarHófehér medvelepke 
NederlandsSneeuwbeer 
NorskHvit tigerspinner 
PolskiSzewnica pokrzywnica 
SlovenčinaSpriadač žihľavový 
SuomeksiJänösiilikäs 
SvenskaVit tigerspinnare 
РусскийМедведица крапивная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Menyathaceae Menyanthes trifoliata Bog-bean Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Urticaceae Urtica Nettle
- 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 Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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