Habitat
- Damp mixed forests
- Deciduous wet forests
- Forest clearings
- Glades
- Raised bogs
Similar species
32-38 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPřástevník jitrocelový 
DanskSkovbjørn 
DeutschWegerichbär 
Eesti keelTeelehe-karuslane 
EnglishWood Tiger 
FrançaisEcaille du plantain 
LatviešuCeļteku lācītis 
LietuviųJuodmargė meškutė 
MagyarÚtifű-medvelepke 
NederlandsWeegbreebeer 
NorskPiggsvinspinner 
PolskiNiedźwiedziówka babkówka 
SlovenčinaSpriadač skorocelový 
SuomeksiTäpläsiilikäs 
SvenskaMindre igelkottspinnare 
TürkçeKüçük Ayıgüvesi 
РусскийМедведица подорожниковая 
中文车前灯蛾 
日本語ヒメキシタヒトリ 
한국어광대불나방
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Hieracium Hawkweed Asteraceae Leontodon Hawkbit Caryophyllaceae Silene dioica Red Campion Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major Ratstail Plantain Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America 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 Pacific Northwest Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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