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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Actebia (A.) praecox
Actebia praecox(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Agrotini
  4. Agrotina
  5. Actebia
  6. Actebia
  7.  praecox
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TL: Austria, Wien

Habitat

  • Coastal dunes
  • Xerophilous steppes

MU

35-50 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaYaşıl torpaq sovkası
    ČeskyOsenice zelenavá
    DanskIrgrøn ugle
    DeutschFlugsand-Kräuterflur-Erdeule
    DeutschGrüne Beifuß-Erdeule
    DeutschGrünliche Erdeule
    EnglishPortland Moth
    FrançaisNoctuelle précoce
    LietuviųŽaliasis dirvinukas
    MagyarHomoki zöldbagoly
    NederlandsSlanke groenuil
    SlovenčinaSiatica zelenkavá
    SuomeksiVihermaayökkönen
    SvenskaGrönt jordfly
    РусскийСовка земляная зеленая
    日本語ホソアオバヤガ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisiaWormwood
    CaryophyllaceaeCerastiumMouse-ear
    CaryophyllaceaeStellariaStitchwort
    FabaceaeLotusTrefoil
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua praecepsDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Wojciech PiątekPoland, Cztery Kopce

Adult.

Wojciech PiątekPoland, Cztery Kopce
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