| Acronicta alni | (Linnaeus, 1767) |
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Forest edges
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Single trees or copses on farmland
30-36 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyŠípověnka olšová 
DanskKølleugle 
DeutschErlen-Rindeneule DeutschErleneule 
EnglishAlder Moth 
FrançaisAunette 
LietuviųAlksninis strėlinukas 
MagyarÉger szigonyosbagoly 
NederlandsElzenuil 
NorskOrekveldfly 
PolskiWieczernica olszówka 
SlovenčinaMramorovka jelšová 
SuomeksiLeppäyökkönen 
SvenskaAlaftonfly 
РусскийОльховая стрельчатка РусскийСтрельчатка ольховая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer campestre Field Maple Aceraceae Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Betulaceae Carpinus Hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica European Beech Fagaceae Quercus Oak Grossulariaceae Ribes Currant Malvaceae Tilia Lime Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa Wild Rose Rosaceae Sorbaria sorbifolia False spiraea Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Corylus Hazel Malvaceae Tilia Lime Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Apatele alni Linnaeus, 1767
- Links
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Language Website Authors 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 Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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