Habitat
- Damp mixed forests
- Riparian forest_OK
- Stream and river banks
- Wet river valleys
55-65 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AzərbaycancaTünd rəngli sovka 
ČeskyBlýskavka černopásá 
DanskSort ordensbånd 
DeutschSchwarzes Ordensband 
EnglishBlack underwing EnglishOld Lady 
FrançaisMaure 
MagyarGyászbagoly 
NederlandsZwart weeskind 
NorskMaureren 
PolskiStraszka saracenka 
SlovenčinaSivkavec tmavý 
SuomeksiMauriyökkönen 
РусскийПламенница мрачная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer platanoides Norway Maple Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Betulaceae Betula Birch Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Fragaria Strawberry Rosaceae Rubus caesius European dewberry Salicaceae Populus canadensis Canadian poplar Salicaceae Salix fragilis Crack willow Ulmaceae Ulmus minor Field Elm Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Alnus Alder Salicaceae Salix Willow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Mormo cypriaca Hacker, 1996
- 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 Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis UK Moths Ian Kimber
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