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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pyrrhia umbra
Pyrrhia umbra(Hufnagel, 1766)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Heliothinae
  3. Pyrrhia
  4.  umbra
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TL: Germany, Berlin

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Meadows
  • Railway lines and embankments
  • Waysides

MU

27-35 mm

FU

30-37 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyČernopáska kakostová
    DanskKrageklougle
    DeutschUmbra-Sonneneule
    EnglishBordered Sallow
    FrançaisChrysographe
    LietuviųGeltonsparnis saulinukas
    MagyarSötét t˝zbagoly
    NederlandsOranje o vlinder
    NederlandsOranje o-vlinder
    NorskGullfagerfly
    PolskiCeglica wilżynówka
    SlovenčinaSivkavec tônistý
    SuomeksiKeltajaloyökkönen
    SvenskaGuldfly
    РусскийСовка мрачная
    РусскийСовка стальниковая лобастая
    日本語キタバコガ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeOnonis spinosaSpiny Restharrow
    GeraniaceaeGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-bill
    LamiaceaeClinopodium nepetaLesser calamint
    OrobanchaceaeMelampyrumCow-wheat
    PlantaginaceaeAntirrhinum majusCommon coconut flower
    PlantaginaceaeLinaria vulgarisCommon Toadflax
    ScrophulariaceaeEuphrasia strictaDrug eyebright
    ScrophulariaceaeScrophulariaFigwort
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    BetulaceaeCorylusHazel
    FabaceaeOnonisRestharrow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Pyrrhia marginataFabricius, 1775
    Pyrrhia rutilagoDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Pyrrhia conspicuaBorkhausen, 1792
    Pyrrhia umbragoEsper, 1798
    Pyrrhia marginagoHaworth, 1809
    Pyrrhia tibetanaMoore, 1878
    Pyrrhia vexilligerChristoph, 1893
    Pyrrhia aconitiHöltzermann, 1902
  • Pyrrhia umbra is a member of the clade Pyrrhia umbra:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Pyrrhia cilisca(Guenée, 1852)
    Pyrrhia exprimens(Walker, 1857)
    Pyrrhia purpura(Hübner, 1817)
    Pyrrhia umbra(Hufnagel, 1766)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    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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Larva.

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Pupa.

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Pupa.

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Eggs.

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