Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Fallow land
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Sunny slopes
30-40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
ČeskyOsenice stepní
DanskStreg-jordugle
DeutschHeidekräuterrasen-Erdeule
DeutschObelisken-Erdeule
EnglishSquare-spot Dart
FrançaisNoctuelle Obélisque
MagyarCsíkos földibagoly
NederlandsZwartvlakworteluil
NorskObeliskjordfly
SlovenčinaSiatica trávová
SuomeksiPatsasmaayökkönen
SvenskaObeliskjordfly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Cistaceae Helianthemum Rockrose Crassulaceae Sedum purpureum Orpine Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass Rubiaceae Galium Bedstraw
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua obelisca Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Euxoa praticola Hübner, 1827 Euxoa badia Gillmer, 1910 Euxoa corsicola Corti, 1928 Euxoa stephensi Heydemann, 1933
- Subspecies
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Species Author Euxoa (E.) obelisca corsicola Corti, 1928 Euxoa (E.) obelisca obelisca (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Euxoa (E.) obelisca is a member of the clade Euxoa tritici:
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Species Author Euxoa (E.) aquilina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Euxoa (E.) cos (Hübner, 1824) Euxoa (E.) diaphora Boursin, 1928 Euxoa (E.) eruta (Hübner, [1817]) Euxoa (E.) montivaga Fibiger, 1997 Euxoa (E.) nigricans (Linnaeus, 1761) Euxoa (E.) obelisca (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Euxoa (E.) seliginis (Duponchel, 1837)
- 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
Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
UK Moths Ian Kimber
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