| Allophyes oxyacanthae | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
 - Forest edges
 - Glades
 - Mixed forests
 
35-45 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
 ČeskyPestroskvrnka hlohová 
 DanskTjørneugle 
 DeutschWeißdorn-Eule 
 DeutschWeißdorneule 
 Eesti keelViirpuuöölane 
 EnglishGreen-brindled Crescent 
 FrançaisAubépinière 
 LietuviųŽaliarudis vėlyvis 
 MagyarGalagonyabagoly 
 NederlandsMeidoornuil 
 NorskIrrfly 
 PolskiKremata głogówka 
 SlovenčinaMora hlohová 
 SuomeksiOrapihlajayökkönen 
 SvenskaHagtornsfly 
 РусскийСовка боярышниковая 
 РусскийСовка боярышниковая кистеусая 
 УкраїнськаСовка кистевуса глодова  
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus rhipidophylla Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Pyrus spinosa Almond-leaved pear Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan  
- Allophyes (Allophyes) oxyacanthae is a member of the clade Allophyes oxyacanthae:
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Species Author Allophyes (Allophyes) corsica (Spuler, 1905) Allophyes (Allophyes) oxyacanthae (Linnaeus, 1758)  
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
 Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson 
 
 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 
 Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson 
 UK Moths Ian Kimber  
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