| Ourapteryx sambucaria | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Scrub
48-52 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
ČeskyZejkovec bezový
DanskNatsvalehale
DeutschHolunderspanner
DeutschNacht-Schwalbenschwanz
DeutschNachtschwalbenschwanz
EnglishSwallow-tailed Moth
FrançaisPhalène du Sureau
LietuviųGelsvoji jaunamartė
MagyarFecskefarkű araszoló
NederlandsVliervlinder
NorskStjertmåler
PolskiBodzieniec bzowiak
SlovenčinaListnatka bazová
SuomeksiRitarimittari
SvenskaSvansmätare
РусскийКрылохвостка бузинная
РусскийПяденица бузинная
РусскийПяденица хвостатая
العربيةعثة خطافية الذيل
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra Black Elder Araliaceae Hedera helix Ivy Caprifoliaceae Lonicera Honeysuckle Oleaceae Syringa Lilac Ranunculaceae Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
- 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
Northamptonshire Wildlife
Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
UK Moths Ian Kimber
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