Habitat
- Stream and river banks
- Waterlogged meadows
- Wet river valleys
Similar species
28-34 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBlýskavka mrkvová 
DanskRødlig cyklameugle 
DeutschAmethysteule DeutschAuwiesen-Prachteule DeutschRötliche Violetthöckereule 
EnglishCumberland Gem 
FrançaisNoctuelle améthyste 
MagyarAmetisztbagoly 
SlovenčinaSivkavec ametystový 
РусскийОседланная совка РусскийСовка осёдланная РусскийСовка оседланная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Daucus carota Carrot Apiaceae Petroselinum Parsley Apiaceae Peucedanum Caryophyllaceae Silene Catchfly
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua amethystina Hübner, 1803 Eucarta austeral Warren, 1911
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei 
Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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