| Scotopteryx mucronata | (Scopoli, 1763) |
Habitat
- Fallow land
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Warm scrub
- Xerophilous hillsides
26-36 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyVlnočárník podobný 
DanskJunimørkvingemåler 
DeutschHellgrauer Wellenstriemenspanner 
EnglishLead Belle 
FrançaisOrtholite acuminée 
NederlandsVroege bremspanner 
NorskJunibakkemåler 
PolskiPomiernik szaniec 
SlovenčinaPiadivka podobná 
SvenskaGulstreckad backmätare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Genista Greenweed Fabaceae Lembotropis nigricans Fabaceae Ulex Gorse
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Ortholitha scotica Cockayne, 1940
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Northamptonshire Wildlife Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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