Habitat
- Birch swamp forests
- Bog forests
- Forest clearings
- Mountain coniferous forests
- Raised bogs
- Scrub
Similar species
27-36 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPíďalka březová 
DanskBirke-bladmåler 
DeutschGroßer Speerspanner 
EnglishArgent & Sable 
English (US)Spear-Marked Black Moth 
FrançaisHachée FrançaisMélanippe hastée 
ÍslenskaBirkifeti 
LietuviųVaivorinis sprindžius 
NederlandsSpeerpuntspanner 
NorskStor korsmåler 
PolskiPaśnik oszczepiak 
SlovenčinaPiadivka oštepovitá 
SuomeksiKeihäsmittari 
SvenskaVitbandad björkfältmätare 
РусскийПяденица березолистая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Betulaceae Betula pubescens Downy Birch Ericaceae Rhododendron ferrugineum Alpenrose Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Myricaceae Myrica gale Bog Myrtle
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group 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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