Habitat
- Fields
- Forest edges
- Gardens
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Meadows
- Peatlands
55-68 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyDřevobarvec bodlákový 
DanskKåbeugle 
DeutschGraue Moderholzeule 
EnglishSword-grass 
FrançaisBois-sec 
LietuviųPilkasis didysis ilgasparniukas 
MagyarSzürke fabagoly 
NederlandsRoetvlek 
NorskRingkvistfly 
PolskiKapturnica trzaska 
SlovenčinaMora bodliaková 
SuomeksiHarmaa hirsiyökkönen 
SvenskaStörre mantelfly 
РусскийСовка длиннокрылая средняя
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Amaryllidaceae Allium cepa Onion Asparagaceae Asparagus Asparagus Asteraceae Anthemis Chamomile Asteraceae Glebionis coronaria Garland chrysanthemum Asteraceae Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye daisy Asteraceae Sonchus Sow-thistle Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea Wild cabbage Caryophyllaceae Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Cistaceae Helianthemum Rockrose Crassulaceae Sedum Stonecrop Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia Spurge Fabaceae Anthyllis Fabaceae Hedysarum coronarium French honeysuckle Fabaceae Onobrychis viciifolia Sanfoin Fabaceae Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Vicia faba Broad bean Grossulariaceae Ribes Currant Iridaceae Gladiolus italicus Italian gladiolus Iridaceae Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag Plumbaginaceae Limonium Sea Lavender Polygalaceae Rheum Polygonaceae Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Ranunculaceae Clematis Traveller's-joy Ranunculaceae Consolida Larkspur Rosaceae Prunus Cherry Rosaceae Rosa Wild Rose Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia canina Scrophulariaceae Verbascum nigrum Dark Mullein - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Salicaceae Salix Willow
- Subspecies
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Species Author Xylena (X.) exsoleta canaria Pinker, 1968 Xylena (X.) exsoleta exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Xylena (X.) exsoleta maltensis Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catani
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson 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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