Habitat
- Waterlogged meadows
14-20 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyZavíječ stepní 
DeutschOlivbrauner Zünsler 
EnglishStraw-barred Pearl 
FrançaisPyrauste du plantain 
ItalianoPirausta 
LietuviųPilkoji Pyrausta 
MagyarRéti bíbormoly 
NederlandsWeegbreemot 
NorskGrobladengmott 
PolskiPłomienka łąkowa 
SlovenčinaVijačka stepná 
SvenskaGrobladsljusmott 
РусскийМотылёк пёстрый 
한국어갈색꼬마들명나방
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major Ratstail Plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago media - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Gnaphalium Cudweeds Lamiaceae Salvia Clary
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pyralis caespitalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- 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 Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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