TL: Europa
Habitat
- Glades
- Heathlands, moorlands
Similar species
50-60 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice velká 
DanskBlågrå jordugle 
DeutschGraue Heidelbeereule 
Eesti keelKihaöölane 
EnglishGreat Brocade 
FrançaisOcculte 
ÍslenskaÚlfygla 
LietuviųDidysis dirvinukas 
MagyarNagy áfonya-földibagoly MagyarÓriás hegyibagoly 
NederlandsGrote bosbesuil 
NorskStort skogfly 
SlovenčinaMora veľká 
SuomeksiIsomaayökkönen 
SvenskaStort skogsfly 
РусскийСовка земляная большая серая РусскийСовка скрытная 
УкраїнськаСовка земляна сіра 
中文东风夜蛾 
日本語オオシラホシヤガ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Caprifoliaceae Lonicera Honeysuckle Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Myricaceae Myrica gale Bog Myrtle Primulaceae Primula Primrose Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Alnus incana Grey Alder Betulaceae Betula Birch Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix Willow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hadena extricata Zetterstedt, 1839 Polia prolixa Zetterstedt, 1839 Polia puncticosta Zetterstedt, 1839
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America 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 North American Moth Photographers Group Pacific Northwest Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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