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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera exigua(Hübner, 1808)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Prodeniini
  4. Spodoptera
  5.  exigua
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TL: Greece, Crete

Habitat

  • Xerophilous meadows

MU
FU

26-32 mm

  • Austria
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  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyBlýskavka červivcová
    DanskSmalvinget ugle
    DeutschKnöterich-Seidenglanzeule
    DeutschOrangefleck-Seidenglanzeule
    DeutschZuckerrübeneule
    EnglishSmall Mottled Willow
    FrançaisNoctuelle exiguë
    ÍslenskaPiparygla
    LietuviųStepinis dykrinukas
    NederlandsFlorida uil
    NederlandsFlorida-uil
    NorskVandreurtefly
    PolskiŚwiatłówka naziemnica
    SlovenčinaSivkavec stavikrvový
    SuomeksiKulkuyökkönen
    SvenskaSmalvingat lövfly
    РусскийКарадрина
    РусскийНаземная совка малая
    РусскийСовка наземная малая
    УкраїнськаКарадрина
    УкраїнськаПомід́орна с́овка
    日本語シロイチモジヨトウ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeAmaranthus retroflexusRed-root Amaranth
    AmaranthaceaeAmaranthus spinosusSpiny amaranth
    AmaranthaceaeSpinacia oleraceaSpinach
    AmaryllidaceaeAllium
    ApiaceaeApiumCelery
    AsparagaceaeAsparagusAsparagus
    AsteraceaeCarthamus tinctoriusSafflower
    AsteraceaeHelianthus annuusCommon sunflower
    AsteraceaeLactucaLettuce
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved Orache
    ChenopodiaceaeBeta vulgarisBeet
    CucurbitaceaeCucumis sativusCucumber
    FabaceaeGlycine maxSoybean
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaeVicia fabaBroad bean
    LinaceaeLinum usitatissimumFlax
    MalvaceaeGossypium hirsutumMexican cotton
    MalvaceaeHibiscusRosemallow
    PoaceaeZea maysMaize
    PolygalaceaePersicariaKnotweeds
    PolygonaceaePolygonumKnotweed
    SalicaceaePopulus canadensisCanadian poplar
    SolanaceaeCapsicum annuum
    SolanaceaeLycopersiconWild Tomato
    SolanaceaeNicotiana rustica
    SolanaceaeNicotiana tabacumTabaco
    SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosumPotato
    VitaceaeVitis viniferaCommon Grape Vine
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua exiguaHübner, 1808
    Noctua fulgensGeyer, 1832
    Caradrina juncetiZeller, 1847
    Caradrina cycloidesGuenée, 1852
    Caradrina flavimaculataHarvey, 1876
    Caradrina sebghanaAustaut, 1880
    Caradrina venosaButler, 1880
    Caradrina albimaculaDannehl, 1929
    Caradrina decolorataDannehl, 1929
    Caradrina variegataDannehl, 1929
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Ian KimberUnited Kingdom, Darren Whitehead

Adult.

Maciej MatrajBulgaria, Стойково

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Adult.

Manuel Ramírez MogreraSpain, Ayamonte

Larva.

Ian KimberUnited Kingdom, Darren Whitehead

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Приморський

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Приморський
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