Habitat
- Bog forests
- Marshes, bogs
- Peatlands
35-41 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyŠípověnka vachtová 
DanskHedemose-pelsugle 
DeutschHeidemoor-Rindeneule 
EnglishLight Knot Grass 
FrançaisNoctuelle du Ményanthe 
LietuviųPušyninis strėlinukas 
NederlandsVeenheide uil NederlandsVeenheide-uil 
NorskMyrkveldfly 
SlovenčinaMramorovka vachtová 
SuomeksiSuoiltayökkönen 
SvenskaMyraftonfly 
РусскийСтрельчатка вахтовая РусскийСтрельчатка вахтовая РусскийСтрельчатка трилистниковая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Betula Birch Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccus Common Cranberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Juncacae Juncus Rush Menyathaceae Menyanthes trifoliata Bog-bean Myricaceae Myrica gale Bog Myrtle Myrsinaceae Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort Ranunculaceae Ranunculus aconitifolius Aconite-leaf buttercup Rosaceae Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil Salicaceae Populus Poplar Salicaceae Salix Willow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua menyanthidis Vieweg, 1790
- 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 North American Moth Photographers Group Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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