Habitat
- Fallow land
- Gardens
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Meadows
- Parks
32-45 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPřástevník šťovíkový 
DanskKanelbjørn 
DeutschRostbär DeutschRostflügel DeutschRostflügelbär DeutschZimtbär 
EnglishRuby Tiger 
FrançaisEcaille cramoisie 
LatviešuSārtbrūnais lācītis 
LietuviųRudoji meškutė 
MagyarFüstös medvelepke 
NederlandsKleine beer 
NorskRustvingespinner 
PolskiSadzanka rumienica 
SlovenčinaSpriadač štiavcový 
SuomeksiRuostesiipi 
SvenskaRostvinge 
РусскийМедведица бурая 
ქართულიკავკასიური მურა დათუნელა
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium oleraceum Cabbage thistle Asteraceae Hieracium umbellatum Narrowleaf Hawkweed Asteraceae Jacobaea vulgaris Ragwort Asteraceae Leontodon Hawkbit Asteraceae Petasites hybridus Common Butterbur Asteraceae Senecio inaequidens Narrow-leaved ragwort Asteraceae Senecio vulgaris Common groundsel Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus Common sowthistle Asteraceae Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Boraginaceae Echium vulgare Viper's-bugloss Boraginaceae Omphalodes nitida Boraginaceae Symphytum officinale Dipsacaceae Knautia arvensis Field Scabious Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Fabaceae Medicago sativa Alfalfa Fabaceae Trifolium repens White Clover Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Orchidaceae Gymnadenia conopsea Fragrant orchid Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major Ratstail Plantain Ranunculaceae Ranunculus repens Creeping buttercup Rosaceae Argentina anserina Silverweed Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rubus caesius European dewberry Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rubiaceae Sherardia arvensis Field madder Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner 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 Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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