TL: (2000 m.)
Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Xerophilous steppes
Similar species
38-42 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOsenice šedokřídlá 
DeutschFelsgeröllhalden-Erdeule 
FrançaisAgrotide forcipulée 
MagyarBarnafoltos földibagoly 
SlovenčinaSiatica lobodová
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Amaranthaceae Chenopodium Goosefoot Anthericaceae Anthericum Asteraceae Artemisia Wormwood Chenopodiaceae Atriplex Saltbush Lamiaceae Salvia Clary Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rubiaceae Galium Bedstraw
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua forcipula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Dichagyris samnitica Dannehl, 1923 Agrotis libanicola Corti, 1933
- Subspecies
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Species Author Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula amasicola (Kovács, 1980) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula atlantis (Schwingenschuss, 1936) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula bornicensis (Fuchs, 1884) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula forcipula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula gueddelanea (Oberthür, 1918) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula helladica (Rebel, 1905) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula lithargyrula (Turati, 1919)
- Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula is a member of the clade Dichagyris forcipula:
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Species Author Dichagyris (D.) fidelis (Joannis, 1903) Dichagyris (D.) nigrescens (Höfner, 1888) Dichagyris (Yigoga) celsicola (Bellier, 1859) Dichagyris (Yigoga) forcipula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Dichagyris (Yigoga) gracilis (Wagner, 1929) Dichagyris (Yigoga) insula (Fibiger, 1997) Dichagyris (Yigoga) iranicola (Koçak, 1980)
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук Lepiforum e. V.
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