Habitat
- Fields
- Meadows
- Woodland
30-39 mm
31-39 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyŠípověnka hojná 
DanskSyreugle 
DeutschAmpfer-Rindeneule DeutschAmpfereule 
EnglishKnot Grass 
FrançaisNoctuelle de la Patience 
LietuviųRūgštyninis strėlinukas 
MagyarSóska-bagoly 
NederlandsZuringuil 
NorskSyrekveldfly 
PolskiWieczernica szczawiówka 
SlovenčinaMramorovka obyčajná 
SuomeksiPilkkuiltayökkönen 
SvenskaSyraftonfly 
БеларускаяСтральчатка шчаўевая 
РусскийСтрельчатка щавелевая 
УкраїнськаСтрільчатка щавлева
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Centaurea jacea Brown Knapweed Asteraceae Silybum marianum Milk thistle Asteraceae Solidago Goldenrod Asteraceae Sonchus Sow-thistle Asteraceae Taraxacum Dandelion Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Betulaceae Betula pubescens Downy Birch Betulaceae Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Caprifoliaceae Sixalix atropurpurea Mourningbride Dipsacaceae Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's Teasel Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia milii Christ plant Fabaceae Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow Fagaceae Quercus coccifera Kermes Oak Geraniaceae Pelargonium zonale Juncacae Juncus Rush Lamiaceae Mentha piperita Peppermint Lamiaceae Mentha suaveolens Apple mint Lamiaceae Ocimum basilicum Great basil Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife Malvaceae Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow Oleaceae Ligustrum ovalifolium Oval-Leaved Privet Oleaceae Syringa Lilac Pinaceae Larix decidua European Larch Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Poaceae Zea mays Maize Polygalaceae Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb Polygonaceae Calligonum polygonoides Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass Polygonaceae Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Polygonaceae Rumex pulcher Fiddle dock Primulaceae Lysimachia Loosestrife Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Sanguisorba Burnet Salicaceae Populus Poplar Salicaceae Salix alba White Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix cinerea Grey Willow Saxifragacae Bergenia crassifolia Heart-leaved bergenia Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm Urticaceae Urtica Nettle - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Urticaceae Urtica Nettle
- Subspecies
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Species Author Acronicta (Viminia) rumicis pallida (Rothschild, 1920) Acronicta (Viminia) rumicis rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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