Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Scrub
34-43 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyZejkovec řešetlákový 
DanskAlmindelig månemåler 
DeutschDreistreifiger Mondfleckspanner 
EnglishEarly Thorn 
FrançaisEnnomos illunaire 
LietuviųPilkšvasis mėnuliasprindis 
MagyarKétfoltos holdasaraszoló 
NederlandsHerculesje 
NorskVanlig månemåler 
PolskiSkrzytek bezksiężyczak 
SlovenčinaListnatka dvojmesiačková 
SuomeksiKakskuumittari 
SvenskaAllmän månmätare 
РусскийПяденица двулунная РусскийПяденица трехполосая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer platanoides Norway Maple Betulaceae Alnus incana Grey Alder Betulaceae Betula Birch Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Rhododendron tomentosum Marsh Labrador tea Ericaceae Vaccinium Bilberry Malvaceae Tilia Lime Rhamnaceae Rhamnus Buckthorn Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Selenia bilunaria Esper, 1801
- 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 Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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