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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Melanchra persicariae
Melanchra persicariae(Linnaeus, 1761)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Hadeninae
  3. Hadenini
  4. Mamestrina
  5. Melanchra
  6.  persicariae
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TL:   (1000 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Gardens
  • Parks
  • Riparian forest_OK

MU
FU

38-50 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyMůra černá
    DanskPileurtugle
    DeutschFlohkraut-Eule
    DeutschFlohkrauteule
    Eesti keelMustjas aiaöölane
    EnglishDot Moth
    FrançaisNoctuelle de la Persicaire
    LietuviųJuodasis sodinis pelėdgalvis
    MagyarFehérfoltos veteménybagoly
    NederlandsPerzikkruiduil
    NorskSvart hagefly
    PolskiPiętnówka rdestówka
    SlovenčinaMora čierna
    SuomeksiTäplätarhayökkönen
    SvenskaVitfläckigt lundfly
    РусскийНочница горцовая
    РусскийСовка корчаковая
    РусскийСовка черноватая
    УкраїнськаСовка садова чорнувата
    中文乌夜蛾
    日本語シラホシヨトウ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AceraceaeAcer pseudoplatanusSycamore
    AdoxaceaeSambucus nigraBlack Elder
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodiumGoosefoot
    ApiaceaeAegopodium podagrariaGround Elder
    ApiaceaeAngelica sylvestrisWild Angelica
    ApiaceaeDaucus carotaCarrot
    ApiaceaeHeracleum sphondyliumCommon Hogweed
    ApiaceaeSilaum silausPepper-saxifrage
    AsteraceaeChrysanthemumMarigold
    AsteraceaeCirsium arvenseCreeping Thistle
    AsteraceaeCirsium oleraceumCabbage thistle
    AsteraceaeEupatoriumAgrimony
    AsteraceaeHieracium sabaudumNew England hawkweed
    AsteraceaeLactuca muralisWall lettuce
    AsteraceaePrenanthes purpurea
    AsteraceaeSenecio ovatusWood ragwort
    AsteraceaeTanacetum vulgareCommon Tansy
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    CampanulaceaeCampanulaBellflower
    CaprifoliaceaeLonicera xylosteumFly honeysuckle
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplexSaltbush
    CommelinaceaeTradescantiaInchplant
    DennstaedtiaceaePteridium aquilinumBracken
    DryopteridaceaeDryopteris filix-masMale fern
    EricaceaePierisAndromedas
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeLupinus Lupin
    FabaceaeMelilotus officinalisYellow Sweet Clover
    FagaceaeFagus sylvaticaEuropean Beech
    LabiateaeGaleopsisHemp-nettle
    LabiateaeLamiumDead-nettle
    LamiaceaeStachys sylvaticaHedge Woundwort
    LamiaceaeTeucriumGermander
    LythraceaeLythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife
    OleaceaeFraxinus excelsiorEuropean Ash
    OnagraceaeCircaeaNightshade
    OnagraceaeEpilobiumWillowherb
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PolygonaceaePolygonumKnotweed
    RanunculaceaeActaea spicataBaneberry
    RanunculaceaeClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joy
    RhamnaceaeFrangula alnusAlder Buckthorn
    RosaceaeRubus fruticosusBlackberry
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix viminalisCommon Osier
    ScrophulariaceaeScrophularia nodosaCommon Figwort
    SolanaceaeAtropa belladonnaDeadly Nightshade
    UlmaceaeUlmus minorField Elm
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
    ValerianaceaeValerianaValerian
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Mamestra persicariaeLinnaeus, 1761
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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.

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Female.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Hobro

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult, upperside.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Inowrocław

Adult.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Adult.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Adult.

Witold KamockiPoland, Zelwa

Larva, green form.

Bogusław ZającPoland, Węgrzce

Larva, green form.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva, brown form.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Tarnawka

Larva, brown form.

Monika MichalczukPoland, Polesie

Larva, brown form.

Robert ŻóralskiPoland, Chorap

Larva, green form.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczPoland, Tchórznica Włościańska
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