| Phigalia pilosaria | (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
TL: (1300 m.)
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Scrub
42-46 mm
12-15 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyDrsnokřídlec hrušňový 
DanskFjer-måler 
DeutschSchneespanner 
EnglishPale Brindled Beauty 
FrançaisPhalène velue FrançaisPhigalie velue 
LietuviųSniegsprindis 
MagyarZöldes tavaszi-araszoló 
NederlandsPerentak 
NorskMarsmåler 
PolskiWłochacz naśnieżek 
SlovenčinaPiadivka hrušková 
SuomeksiSulkamittari 
SvenskaGrå fjädermätare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer negundo Box elder Asteraceae Artemisia campestris Field Wormwood Betulaceae Alnus Alder Betulaceae Betula Birch Betulaceae Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Elaeagnaceae Hippophae Sea-buckthorns Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Fagaceae Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica European Beech Fagaceae Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Fagaceae Quercus frainetto Hungarian oak Fagaceae Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Malvaceae Tilia Lime Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Pinaceae Larix Larch Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Rhamnaceae Rhamnus Buckthorn Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus dulcis Almond Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Pyrus communis European Pear Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan Rutaceae Citrus Citrus Salicaceae Populus nigra Black Poplar Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix viminalis Common Osier Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Apocheima pilosaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Phigalia pedaria Fabricius, 1787
- 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 Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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