TL: (1000 m.)
Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Fallow land
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Quarries
- Raised bogs
- Xerophilous steppes
Similar species
24-36 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskySvětlokřídlec stepní 
DeutschEinstreifiger Trockenrasenspanner 
Eesti keelTriipvaksik 
EnglishStraw Belle 
FrançaisAspilate jaunâtre 
LietuviųGelsvasis pelkiasprindis 
MagyarZanótaraszoló 
NederlandsStrogele spanner 
PolskiOgniwaczek miodowiak 
SlovenčinaPiadivka stepná 
SuomeksiLuumittari 
SvenskaBlomrismätare 
РусскийПяденица безпятнистая желтая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Pastinaca sativa Parsnip Asteraceae Achillea Yarrow Asteraceae Artemisia Wormwood Caprifoliaceae Lonicera xylosteum Fly honeysuckle Empetraceae Empetrum Crowberry Ericaceae Andromeda Ericaceae Vaccinium Bilberry Fabaceae Cytisus Broom Fabaceae Genista sagittalis Arrow-jointed broom Fabaceae Hedysarum Sweetvetch Fabaceae Hippocrepis comosa Horseshoe Vetch Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Fabaceae Medicago Medick Fabaceae Onobrychis Sainfoin Hypericaceae Hypericum St. John's-wort Lamiaceae Stachys Woundwort Lamiaceae Teucrium Germander Lamiaceae Thymus praecox Mother-of-Thyme Plantaginaceae Veronica Speedwell Polygonaceae Polygonum Knotweed Ranunculaceae Aquilegia Columbine Rosaceae Potentilla Cinquefoil Rosaceae Rubus Bramble
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Geometra gilvaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Subspecies
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Species Author Aspitates (A.) gilvaria burrenensis Cockayne, 1951 Aspitates (A.) gilvaria fenica (Fuchs, 1899) Aspitates (A.) gilvaria gilvaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard UK Moths Ian Kimber
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