| Orthosia gothica | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
TL: (2000 m.)
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Forest edges
- Mixed forests
- Parks
30-39 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyJarnice ovocná 
DanskGotisk forårsugle 
DeutschGothica-Kätzcheneule DeutschGraue Frühlingseule 
EnglishHebrew Character 
FrançaisGothique 
LietuviųJuodaraštis ankstyvasis pelėdgal 
MagyarFoltos fésűsbagoly 
NederlandsNunvlinder 
NorskVanlig seljefly 
PolskiPiętnówka wiciokrzewka 
SlovenčinaMora ovocná 
SuomeksiTunnusraitayökkönen 
SvenskaAllmänt sälgfly 
РусскийНочница готическая РусскийСовка готическая РусскийСовка ранняя буро-серая 
日本語カシワキリガ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer campestre Field Maple Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra Black Elder Apiaceae Anthriscus caucalis Burr chervil Asteraceae Artemisia Wormwood Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Betulaceae Alnus incana Grey Alder Betulaceae Betula Birch Betulaceae Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Brassicaceae Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard Caprifoliaceae Lonicera Honeysuckle Caryophyllaceae Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear Convolvulaceae Cuscuta Dodder Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Fabaceae Genista Greenweed Fabaceae Medicago Medick Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fagaceae Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Hippocastanaceae Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut Malvaceae Tilia Lime Polygonaceae Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Ranunculaceae Ranunculus acris Meadow buttercup Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Fragaria ananassa Strawberry Rosaceae Geum aleppicum Yellow avens Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa Wild Rose Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Sorbus Rowan Rubiaceae Galium Bedstraw Salicaceae Populus Poplar Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort Ulmaceae Ulmus minor Field Elm Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle
- Subspecies
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Species Author Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica gothica (Linnaeus, 1758) Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica gothicina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849) Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica jezoensis (Matsumura, 1926)
- 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 Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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