| Melanchra persicariae | (Linnaeus, 1761) |
TL: (1000 m.)
Habitat
- Alliuvial (Riparian) forests
- Forest edges
- Gardens
- Parks
38-50 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyMůra černá 
DanskPileurtugle 
DeutschFlohkraut-Eule DeutschFlohkrauteule 
Eesti keelMustjas aiaöölane 
EnglishDot Moth 
FrançaisNoctuelle de la Persicaire 
LietuviųJuodasis sodinis pelėdgalvis 
MagyarFehérfoltos veteménybagoly 
NederlandsPerzikkruiduil 
NorskSvart hagefly 
PolskiPiętnówka rdestówka 
SlovenčinaMora čierna 
SuomeksiTäplätarhayökkönen 
SvenskaVitfläckigt lundfly 
РусскийНочница горцовая РусскийСовка корчаковая РусскийСовка черноватая 
УкраїнськаСовка садова чорнувата 
中文乌夜蛾 
日本語シラホシヨトウ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra Black Elder Amaranthaceae Chenopodium Goosefoot Apiaceae Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder Apiaceae Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Apiaceae Daucus carota Carrot Apiaceae Heracleum sphondylium Common Hogweed Apiaceae Silaum silaus Pepper-saxifrage Asteraceae Chrysanthemum Marigold Asteraceae Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium oleraceum Cabbage thistle Asteraceae Eupatorium Agrimony Asteraceae Hieracium sabaudum New England hawkweed Asteraceae Lactuca muralis Wall lettuce Asteraceae Prenanthes purpurea Asteraceae Senecio ovatus Wood ragwort Asteraceae Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Betulaceae Betula Birch Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Campanulaceae Campanula Bellflower Caprifoliaceae Lonicera xylosteum Fly honeysuckle Chenopodiaceae Atriplex Saltbush Commelinaceae Tradescantia Inchplant Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris filix-mas Male fern Ericaceae Pieris Andromedas Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Lupinus Lupin Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica European Beech Labiateae Galeopsis Hemp-nettle Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Lamiaceae Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Lamiaceae Teucrium Germander Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Onagraceae Circaea Nightshade Onagraceae Epilobium Willowherb Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Polygonaceae Polygonum Knotweed Ranunculaceae Actaea spicata Baneberry Ranunculaceae Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix viminalis Common Osier Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort Solanaceae Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Ulmaceae Ulmus minor Field Elm Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Valerianaceae Valeriana Valerian
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Mamestra persicariae Linnaeus, 1761
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Japanese Moths Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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