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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Heliothis (H.) viriplaca
Heliothis viriplaca(Hufnagel, 1766)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Heliothinae
  3. Heliothis
  4. Heliothis
  5.  viriplaca
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TL: Germany, Berlin

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Heliothis (H.) maritima
MU
FU

25-32 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyČernopáska štětková
    DanskCikorieugle
    DeutschKarden-Sonneneule
    DeutschKardeneule
    Eesti keelLutserniöölane
    EnglishMarbled Clover
    FrançaisNoctuelle de la Cardère
    LietuviųLiucerninis saulinukas
    MagyarMácsonyabagoly
    NederlandsLichte daguil
    NorskGrønnfagerfly
    PolskiSłonecznica szczeciówka
    SlovenčinaSivkavec štetkový
    SuomeksiVihervaeullusyökkönen
    SvenskaKardvaddsknolfly
    РусскийЛюцерновая совка
    РусскийСовка люцерновая
    ЎзбекчаBedatoʻplami
    УкраїнськаСовка люцернова
    ҚазақшаБеде қоңыр көбелегі
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisia campestrisField Wormwood
    AsteraceaeArtemisia vulgarisCommon Mugwort
    AsteraceaeCentaurea scabiosaGreater Knapweed
    AsteraceaeCentaurea stoebe
    AsteraceaeCichoriumChicory
    AsteraceaeCrepisHawk's-beard
    AsteraceaePicris hieracioidesHawkweed Oxtongue
    AsteraceaePilosella officinarumMouse-ear hawkweed
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    CaryophyllaceaeDianthus carthusianorumCarthusian pink
    CaryophyllaceaeSilene latifoliaWhite campion
    CaryophyllaceaeSilene nutansNottingham Catchfly
    EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia cyparissiasCypress Spurge
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaeOnonis natrixYellow restharrow
    FabaceaeOnonis spinosaSpiny Restharrow
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    LamiaceaeTeucrium botrysCut-leaved Germander
    MalvaceaeMalva alceaGreater Musk-mallow
    PlantaginaceaeLinariaToadflax
    RanunculaceaeConsolida regalisForking Larkspur
    RosaceaeSanguisorba minorSalad Burnet
    ScrophulariaceaeOdontites luteus
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Heliothis dipsaceaLinnaeus, 1767
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Heliothis (H.) viriplaca canariensisWarren, 1909
    Heliothis (H.) viriplaca salamantina(Fernandez, 1928)
    Heliothis (H.) viriplaca viriplaca(Hufnagel, 1766)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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