Habitat
- Gravel pits
- Marshes, bogs
- Stream and river banks
- Waterlogged meadows
Similar species
22-33 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyVílenka leknínová 
DanskÅkandehalvmøl 
DeutschLaichkraut-Zünsler DeutschSeerosen-Zünsler DeutschSeerosenzünsler 
Eesti keelVesiroosileedik 
EnglishBrown China-mark 
FrançaisHydrocampe du Potamogéton FrançaisHydrocampe du potamot 
LietuviųLelijinis Ugniukas 
MagyarTarka vízimoly 
NederlandsWaterleliemot NederlandsWaterlelievlindertje 
NorskStor dammott 
PolskiNimfa świtezianka 
SlovenčinaVijačka leknová 
SuomeksiLummekoisa 
SvenskaNäckrosmott 
РусскийОгневка кувшинковая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Alismataceae Alisma plantago-aquatica Common Waterplantain Boraginaceae Myosotis laxa Tufted forget-me-not Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit Hydrocharitaceae Stratiotes aloides Water soldiers Menyanthaceae Nymphoides peltata Fringed water lily Nymphaeaceae Nuphar lutea Yellow water-lily Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea alba White waterlily Plantaginaceae Callitriche palustris Vernal water-starwort Poaceae Catabrosa aquatica Brookgrass Poaceae Leersia Cutgrasses Polygonaceae Persicaria amphibia Longroot smartweed Potomagetonaceae Potamogeton gramineus Various-leaved pondweed Potomagetonaceae Potamogeton lucens Shining pondweed Potomagetonaceae Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved pondweed Potomagetonaceae Potamogeton perfoliatus Clasping-leaf pondweed Potomagetonaceae Potamogeton pusillus Small pondweed Potomagetonaceae Stuckenia pectinata Sago pondweed Typhaceae Sparganium emersum European bur-reed
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson The leaf and stem mines of Britain Brian Pitkin UK Moths Ian Kimber
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