| Hypochalcia ahenella | (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
Habitat
- Meadows
- Quarries
- Railway lines and embankments
23-32 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DanskBakkehalvmøl 
DeutschSonnenröschen-Schmalzünsler 
EnglishDingy Knot-horn 
FrançaisPhycide bronzée 
NederlandsGanzenvoetmot 
NorskBakkesmalmott 
PolskiMieszek bronzaczek 
SlovenčinaVijačka olivovohnedá 
SvenskaStort backmott
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Artemisia vulgaris Common Mugwort Cistaceae Helianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Artemisia Wormwood Cistaceae Helianthemum Rockrose
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Phycis rubiginella Treitschke, 1832 Phycis fuliginella Duponchel, 1836 Hypochalcia ghilianii Staudinger, 1870 Hypochalcia caucasica Ragonot, 1893 Hypochalcia lugubrella E.M. Hering, 1924 Hypochalcia robustella Toll, 1938
- 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 North American Moth Photographers Group Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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