TL: Greece, Crete
Similar species
29-40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyKovolesklec cizokrajný 
DanskNi-metalugle 
DeutschAschgraue Höckereule DeutschNy-Silbereule 
EnglishCabbage looper EnglishNi Moth 
FrançaisNi FrançaisPlusie ni 
LietuviųPilkasis žvilgūnas 
MagyarU betűs aranybagoly 
NederlandsNi uil NederlandsNi-uil 
SlovenčinaMora ni 
SuomeksiTupsumetalliyökkönen 
SvenskaNifly 
日本語イラクサギンウワバ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Amaranthaceae Chenopodium Goosefoot Asteraceae Lactuca Lettuce Asteraceae Launaea Brassicaceae Brassica Cabbage Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Solanaceae Capsicum annuum Solanaceae Lycopersicon Wild Tomato Urticaceae Urtica Nettle
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua ni Hübner, 1803 Plusia extrahens Walker, 1858 Plusia humilis Walker, 1858 Plusia significans Walker, 1858 Plusia innata Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 Plusia brassicae Riley, 1870 Plusia echinocystidis Strecker, 1874
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Butterflies and Moths of North America Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Pacific Northwest Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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