Habitat
- Carbonate bogs
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Raised bogs
22-26 mm
10-15 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DanskLyngpenselspinder 
DeutschHeide-Bürstenbinder DeutschHeide-Bürstenspinner 
LietuviųPelkinis šepetinukas 
NederlandsHeidewitvlakvlinder 
NorskLyngbørstespinner 
PolskiZnamionówka wrzosówka 
SuomeksiPikkutupsukas 
SvenskaLjungtofsspinnare 
РусскийКистехвост вересковый
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Andromeda polifolia Bog-rosemary Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Erica tetralix Cross-leaved Heath Fabaceae Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed Myricaceae Myrica gale Bog Myrtle Rosaceae Rubus Bramble
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Orgyia ericae Germar, 1824 Orgyia caliacrae Caradja, 1931 Orgyia unicolor Lempke, 1959
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. 
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
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