| Xanthorhoe fluctuata | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The wings are greyish-white with three irregular black blotches along the costa of the forewing, the largest in the middle. Occasionally, much darker forms occur. Easy to recognize, in spite of its variability. In the typical form the ground colour is dirty whitish and the median band is almost or altogether obsolete in its posterior half.
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Scrub
Similar species
22-31 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPíďalka křenová 
DanskSortbæltet bladmåler 
DeutschGarten-Blattspanner 
Eesti keelMustlaik-kirivaksik 
EnglishGarden Carpet 
FaroeseKálspannari 
FrançaisIncertaine FrançaisPhalène ondée 
LatviešuŽodzeņu joslainais lapsprīžmetis 
LietuviųPaprastoji cidarija 
MagyarKözöséges tarkaaraszoló 
NederlandsZwartbandspanner 
NorskVårbåndmåler 
PolskiPaśnik chrzaniak 
SlovenčinaPiadivka chrenová 
SuomeksiLaikkukenttämittari 
SvenskaSvartbältad fältmätare 
РусскийПяденица волнистая РусскийПяденица лесная обыкновенная РусскийПяденица неприхотливая 
日本語クロモンミヤマナミシャク 
한국어검정무늬산물결자나방
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Brassicaceae Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Alyssum Alison Brassicaceae Brassica Cabbage Brassicaceae Cochlearia Scurvy-grass Brassicaceae Diplotaxis Wall-rocket Brassicaceae Erysimum Mustard Brassicaceae Iberis sempervirens Evergreen candytuft Brassicaceae Lepidium subulatum Brassicaceae Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum Brassicaceae Raphanus Radish Brassicaceae Sisymbrium Mustard Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum Nasturtium
- 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 Northamptonshire Wildlife Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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