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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pelurga comitata
Pelurga comitata(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Larentiini
  4. Pelurga
  5.  comitata
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Habitat

  • Fallow land
  • Fields
  • Gardens
  • Parks
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Eulithis mellinata
  • Eulithis populata
MU
FU

25-36 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPíďalka mochnová
    DanskGåsefod-bladmåler
    DeutschMelden-Blattspanner
    DeutschSchuttstaudenflur-Blattspanner
    Eesti keelHanimaltsavaksik
    EnglishDark Spinach
    FrançaisCidarie accompagnée
    FrançaisPhalène de la Patte-d'Oie
    LietuviųBalandinė cidarija
    MagyarNagy tarkaaraszoló
    NederlandsKajatehoutspanner
    NorskMeldemåler
    PolskiPaśnik maczyniak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka lobodová
    SuomeksiSavikkamittari
    SvenskaMållmätare
    РусскийПяденица маревая
    中文驼尺蛾
    日本語チャイロナミシャク
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium albumFat Hen
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex oblongifoliaOblong-leaved Orache
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex patulaSpear saltbush
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisia vulgarisCommon Mugwort
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Adult.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Adult.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Inowrocław

Female, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Inna DmyterczukPoland, Wrocław

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Larva.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice

Larva.

Bogusław ZającPoland, Węgrzce

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Pupa.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Eggs.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin
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