| Spilosoma urticae | (Esper, 1789) |
Habitat
- Damp mixed forests
- Deciduous wet forests
- Fens
- Parks
- Steppes
36-46 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
ČeskyPřástevník kopřivový
DanskHvid tigerspinder
DeutschNesselbär
DeutschSchmalflügeliger Fleckleibbär
EnglishWater Ermine
FrançaisEcaille de l'Ortie
LatviešuBaltais raibvēderlācītis
LietuviųBaltoji meškutė
MagyarHófehér medvelepke
NederlandsSneeuwbeer
NorskHvit tigerspinner
PolskiSzewnica pokrzywnica
SlovenčinaSpriadač žihľavový
SuomeksiJänösiilikäs
SvenskaVit tigerspinnare
РусскийМедведица крапивная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Menyathaceae Menyanthes trifoliata Bog-bean Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Urticaceae Urtica Nettle
- 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
Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard
Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
UK Moths Ian Kimber
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