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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Agrochola (Anchoscelis) lychnidis
Agrochola lychnidis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Xylenini
  4. Xylenina
  5. Agrochola
  6. Anchoscelis
  7.  lychnidis
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TL: Austria, Vienna

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Glades
  • Mixed forests

MU

30-40 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • Cyprus
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPolnice střemchová
    DanskForanderlig jordfarveugle
    DeutschVeränderliche Herbsteule
    EnglishBeaded Chestnut
    FrançaisXanthie cannellée
    MagyarBúzavirág-őszibagoly
    NederlandsVariabele herfstuil
    PolskiŹrenicówka pistacjówka
    SlovenčinaMora čremchová
    SuomeksiSoukkomäkiyökkönen
    SvenskaStreckbackfly
    РусскийКапюшонница буро-серая
    УкраїнськаСовка пухонога багатоїдна
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
    AsteraceaeCirsiumThistle
    CampanulaceaeCampanula tracheliumNettle-leaved Bellflower
    CaryophyllaceaeStellariaStitchwort
    DipsacaceaeScabiosaScabious
    FabaceaeCytisusBroom
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    MalvaceaeMalvaMallow
    PolygonaceaeRumex crispusCurly Dock
    RanunculaceaeRanunculusButtercup
    RosaceaeCrataegus azarolusAzarole
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum phlomoidesOrange mullein
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua lychnidisDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Noctua pistacinaSchiffermüller, 1775
    Noctua ferreaHaworth, 1809
    Noctua sphaerulatinaHaworth, 1809
    Noctua venosaHaworth, 1809
    Agrochola coerulescensCalberla, 1884
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Agrochola (Anchoscelis) lychnidis aequalisHacker & Stengel, 1996
    Agrochola (Anchoscelis) lychnidis lychnidis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    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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