TL: Europe
Habitat
- Marshes, bogs
- Stream and river banks
- Waterlogged meadows
- Wet river valleys
Similar species
31-39 mm
32-39 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyŠedavka pobřežní 
DanskBrun engugle 
DeutschSchwertlilieneule 
Eesti keelLuhaöölane 
EnglishCrescent EnglishThe Crescent 
FrançaisNoctuelle de l'Iris 
LietuviųBaltataškis pelkinukas 
MagyarMocsári nőszirombagoly 
NederlandsGele lis boorder NederlandsGele lis-boorder 
NorskBrunt sumpfly 
PolskiPaciepnica białoznaczka 
SlovenčinaSivkavec bielobodý 
SuomeksiRuskoluhtayökkönen 
SvenskaSumpfly 
РусскийИрисовая совка РусскийКасатиковая совка 
УкраїнськаСовка ірисова 
中文白纹蛮夜蛾 
日本語ショウブオオヨトウ 
한국어줄담색밤나방
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Cyperaceae Carex Sedge Cyperaceae Cladium Fen Sedge Iridaceae Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag Onagraceae Epilobium Willowherb Typhaceae Sparganium Bur-reed
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua fibrosa Hübner, 1803 Noctua leucostigma Hübner, 1808 Noctua lunina Haworth, 1809 Cerastis laevis Butler, 1881
- 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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