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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago
Mythimna ferrago(Fabricius, 1787)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Hadeninae
  3. Leucaniini
  4. Mythimna
  5. Hyphilare
  6.  ferrago
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TL: Germany, Kiel   (2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Meadows
  • Slopes
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta
MU
FU

35-44 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPlavokřídlec bledoskvrnný
    DanskRusten græsugle
    DeutschFrischrasen-Weißfleckeule
    DeutschGlänzende Weißfleckeule
    DeutschKapuzen-Graseule
    Eesti keelRoosakas rohuöölane
    EnglishClay
    FrançaisNoctuelle lythargyrée
    LietuviųGelsvarudis pievinukas
    MagyarRozsdaszínű rétibagoly
    NederlandsGekraagde grasuil
    NorskTeglrødt grasfly
    PolskiMokradlica rdzawka
    SlovenčinaMora smlzová
    SuomeksiRuosteolkiyökkönen
    SvenskaTegelrött gräsfly
    РусскийСовка полосатая серебристая
    УкраїнськаСовка смугаста срібляста
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeArrhenatherum elatiusFalse oat-grass
    PoaceaeAvenella flexuosaWavy hair-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBromus erectusErect brome
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis epigeiosWood Small-reed
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeElytrigia repensCouch grass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeMolinia arundinacea
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Aletia ferragoFabricius, 1787
    Noctua ferragoFabricius, 1787
    Leucania lythagyriaEsper, 1788
    Mythimna griseaStephens, 1829
    Leucania argyritisRambur, 1858
    Leucania meridionalisDannehl, 1926
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago argyritis(Rambur, 1858)
    Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago caliginataHreblay, 1999
    Mythimna (Hyphilare) ferrago ferrago(Fabricius, 1787)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    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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