| Phytometra viridaria | (Clerck, 1759) |
TL:
Forewing olive brownish; the costa at base, and an outer and terminal fascia deep rosy purple; the outer band varying in width; a pale line of ground colour between them; hindwing olive with a median and terminal darker band more or less tinged with purple; in ab. fusca Tutt the purple tints are replaced by dark brown; - ab. aenea Hbn. the ground colour is olive grey or fuscous instead of green; ab. suffusa Tutt is a rare form, blackish fuscous with a still darker terminal border.
Habitat
- Forest bogs
- Glades
- Slopes
19-20 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyZobonosec zelenavý 
DanskGrøn mølugle 
DeutschKreuzblumen-Bunteulchen 
EnglishSmall Purple-barred 
FrançaisNoctuelle couleur de bronze 
LietuviųRausvažalis plačiasparnis naktin 
MagyarPirossávos apróbagoly 
NederlandsPurperuiltje 
NorskBlåfjærnebbfly 
SlovenčinaPamora horčinková 
SuomeksiLinnunruohoyökkönen 
SvenskaJungfrulinsfly 
РусскийСовка красно-зеленая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygalaceae Polygala serpyllifolia Heath milkwort Polygalaceae Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort
- 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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