Habitat
- Deciduous forest edges
- Glades
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Woodland meadows
Similar species
22-29 mm
22-33 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyHrotnokřídlec lesní 
DanskLille rodæder 
DeutschHeidekraut-Wurzelbohrer 
EnglishGold Swift 
FrançaisHépathique FrançaisHépatique 
LatviešuMelleņu šūpotnis 
LietuviųMažasis šakniagraužis 
MagyarAranyló gyökérrágólepke 
NederlandsHeidewortelboorder 
NorskDvergroteter 
PolskiKrótkowąs paprotnik 
SlovenčinaHrotokrídlovec prvosienkový 
SuomeksiPikkujuuriperho 
SvenskaDvärgrotfjäril 
РусскийТонкопряд вересковый
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Polygonaceae Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hepialus hecta Linnaeus, 1758 Phymatopus jodutta Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Phymatopus clavipes Retzius, 1783 Phymatopus unicolor Petersen, 1902 Phymatopus decorata Rebel, 1910 Phymatopus hectica Bang-Haas, 1927 Phymatopus zetterstedti Burrau, 1950 Phymatopus radiata Lempke, 1959 Phymatopus continua van Wisselingh, 1961
- 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 Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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