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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Acronicta (A.) leporina
Acronicta leporina(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Acronictinae
  3. Acronictini
  4. Acronicta
  5. Acronicta
  6.  leporina
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Habitat

  • Deciduous wet forests
  • Forest bogs
  • Riparian forest_OK
  • Single trees or copses on farmland
  • Stream and river banks

MU

34-41 mm

FU

37-44 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyŠípověnka vrbová
    DanskSnehare
    DeutschPudel
    DeutschWoll-Rindeneule
    Eesti keelValge-noolöölane
    EnglishMiller
    FrançaisNoctuelle-Lièvre
    LietuviųBaltasis strėlinukas
    MagyarFehér szigonyosbagoly
    NederlandsSchaapje
    NorskHvitt kveldfly
    PolskiWieczernica królica
    SlovenčinaMramorovka vŕbová
    SuomeksiJänöyökkönen
    SvenskaVitt aftonfly
    РусскийСтрельчатка-зайчик
    УкраїнськаСтрільниця зайчик
    中文剑纹夜蛾
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeCorylusHazel
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    OleaceaeFraxinusAsh
    SalicaceaePopulusPoplar
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix viminalisCommon Osier
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Acronicta (A.) leporina cassinoi(Barnes & Benjamin, 1927)
    Acronicta (A.) leporina cretatoides(Benjamin, 1936)
    Acronicta (A.) leporina leporina(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Acronicta (A.) leporina moesta(Dyar, 1904)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Hobro

Adult.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Alain CossonFrance

Adult, upperside.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Larva.

Małgorzata MiłaszewskaPoland, Mikołów

Larva.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Lesiów

Young caterpillar.

Małgorzata MiłaszewskaPoland, Mikołów

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava
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