Habitat
- Coastal dunes
- Dry meadows
- Glades
44-53 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyKukléřka lociková 
DanskSkovsalathætteugle 
DeutschLattich-Graumönch DeutschLattich-Mönch 
EnglishLettuce Shark 
FrançaisCucullie de la Laitue 
LietuviųSalotinė kukulija 
MagyarSaláta-csuklyásbagoly 
NederlandsSla-monnik 
NorskSkogsalathettefly 
PolskiKapturnica sałatówka? 
SlovenčinaMora šalátová 
SuomeksiSavukaapuyökkönen 
SvenskaBlågrått kapuschongfly 
РусскийКапюшонница салатная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Asteraceae Hieracium Hawkweed Asteraceae Lactuca muralis Wall lettuce Asteraceae Lactuca perennis Mountain lettuce Asteraceae Lactuca sativa Lettuce Asteraceae Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Asteraceae Prenanthes purpurea Asteraceae Sonchus arvensis Field milk thistle Asteraceae Sonchus asper Sharp-fringed Sow Thistle Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus Common sowthistle Asteraceae Tragopogon pratensis Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Hieracium Hawkweed Asteraceae Prenanthes Rattlesnake root
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua lactucae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Links
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Language Website Authors 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 Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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