Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Forest edges
- Mixed forests
- Orchards
- Parks
Similar species
30-40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBourovec hlohový 
DanskTjørnespinder 
DeutschWeißdornspinner 
Eesti keelViirpuukedrik 
EnglishPale Eggar 
FrançaisBombyx de l'aubépine 
LietuviųGudobelinis verpikas 
MagyarGalagonyaszövő 
NederlandsGrijsbandspinner 
NorskHagtornspinner 
PolskiBarczatka głogowica 
SlovenčinaPriadkovec hlohový 
SuomeksiOrapihlajakehrääjä 
SvenskaHagtornspinnare 
РусскийКоконопряд боярышниковый
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Alnus incana Grey Alder Betulaceae Betula nana Dwarf Birch Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Betulaceae Betula pubescens Downy Birch Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Trichiura ariae Hübner, 1824
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson 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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