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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Phibalapteryx virgata
Phibalapteryx virgata(Hufnagel, 1767)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Cataclysmini
  4. Phibalapteryx
  5.  virgata
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Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fallow land
  • Heathlands, moorlands

Similar species

  • Costaconvexa polygrammata
  • Orthonama vittata
MU

20-23 mm

FU

17-19 mm

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVlnočárník šerokřídlý
    DanskSnerremåler
    DeutschStreifenspanner
    Eesti keelMadaravaksik
    EnglishOblique Striped
    FrançaisCidarie rayée
    LatviešuPelēkais madaru sprīžmetis
    LietuviųSmilčiasprindis
    MagyarSárgásszüke galajaraszoló
    NederlandsEcht-walstrospanner
    NederlandsEchtwalstrospanner
    NorskStrandmåler
    PolskiSiepacz dziewiczak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka mramorovaná
    SuomeksiHietamittari
    SvenskaMellanmätare
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RubiaceaeGalium borealeNorthern bedstraw
    RubiaceaeGalium mollugoHedge Bedstraw
    RubiaceaeGalium verumLady's Bedstraw
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Witold KamockiPoland, Różan

Adult.

Witold KamockiPoland, Różan

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Winiary

Adult, upperside.

Witold KamockiPoland, Różan

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Adult, underside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Winiary

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Germany, Schwäbische Alb
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Lower Risk
Legally protected
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