| Diaphora mendica | (Clerck, 1759) |
TL: (2000 m.)
Habitat
- Damp mixed forests
- Deciduous wet forests
- Parks
- Scrub
- Waterlogged meadows
28-38 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPřástevník vratičový 
DanskGrå tigerspinder 
DeutschGraubär DeutschGrauer Fleckleibbär 
EnglishMuslin Moth 
FrançaisEcaille mendiante 
LatviešuSkābeņu lācītis 
LietuviųPilkoji meškutė 
MagyarFelemás medvelepke 
NederlandsMendicabeer 
NorskGråbrun tigerspinner 
PolskiMisiówka gołotka 
SlovenčinaSpriadač vratičový 
SuomeksiHukkasiilikäs 
SvenskaGrå tigerspinnare 
РусскийМедведица нищенка РусскийМедведица-нищенка
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra Black Elder Asteraceae Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed Asteraceae Cirsium Thistle Asteraceae Leontodon hispidus Bristly hawkbit Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Iridaceae Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag Plantaginaceae Plantago media Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rubiaceae Galium glaucum Waxy bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Cycnia mendica Clerck, 1759
- 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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