Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Forest edges
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Meadows
- Parks
35-45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice hnědá 
DanskViolet tiggerugle 
DeutschBraune Erdeule DeutschBraune Staudenflureule 
EnglishPurple Clay 
FrançaisPoint noir 
LietuviųMėlyninis dirvinukas 
MagyarVörhenyes földibagoly 
NederlandsBruine breedvleugeluil 
NorskRødfrynset teglfly 
PolskiRolnica brunatna 
SlovenčinaMora hnedočervená 
SuomeksiRuskomaayökkönen 
SvenskaRödbrunt jordfly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Senecio ovatus Wood ragwort Brassicaceae Cardamine pratensis Cockoo-flower Caprifoliaceae Lonicera xylosteum Fly honeysuckle Caryophyllaceae Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris filix-mas Male fern Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Fagaceae Quercus Oak Geraniaceae Geranium sylvaticum Wood Cranesbill Juncacae Luzula sylvatica Greater wood rush Poaceae Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome Poaceae Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Primulaceae Primula Primrose Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan Rubiaceae Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Salicaceae Salix Willow
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner 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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