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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Scotopteryx chenopodiata(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Xanthorhoini
  4. Scotopteryx
  5.  chenopodiata
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Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Forest clearings
  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Parks
  • Waysides

Similar species

  • Hypena (H.) proboscidalis
  • Larentia clavaria
MU

25-36 mm

FU

30-33 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVlnočárník sveřepový
    DanskAlmindelig spidsvingemåler
    DeutschBraunbinden-Wellenstriemenspanne
    DeutschBraunbinden-Wellenstriemenspanner
    Eesti keelNiiduvaksik
    EnglishShaded Broad-bar
    FrançaisChénopodie
    FrançaisPhalène de l'ansérine
    LietuviųRudasis pievasprindis
    MagyarLibatop-vonalkásaraszoló
    NederlandsBruinbandspanner
    NorskBrun bakkemåler
    PolskiPaśnik komosiak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka stoklasová
    SlovenščinaMetlikin temnikar
    SuomeksiPihamittari
    SvenskaAllmän backmätare
    WelshRhesen lydan dywyll
    РусскийПяденица контрастная
    中文柴掷尺蛾
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalus glycyphyllosWild Liquorice
    FabaceaeGenistaGreenweed
    FabaceaeLathyrus pratensisMeadow Vetchling
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    FabaceaeViciaVetch
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • 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
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Adult.

Jacek WalczakPoland, Wrocław-Sołtysowice

Adult.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Gdańsk

Adult.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Adult.

No CopyrightSabina BuczyńskaPoland, Gdańsk-Oliwa

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Espoo

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín
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