TL: England (1700 m.)
Habitat
- Glades
- Ruderal areas
- Sandy terrain
40-48 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DanskStørre sortugle 
DeutschSchwarze Glattrückeneule 
EnglishBlack Rustic 
FrançaisNoctuelle anthracite 
NederlandsZwarte witvleugeluil 
NorskStort lyngheifly
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asparagaceae Asparagus aphyllus Asparagaceae Drimia maritima Sea squill Cistaceae Cistus calycinus Cistaceae Cistus halimifolius Cistaceae Cistus salviifolius Sage-leaved rock-rose Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed Fabaceae Lathyrus clymenum Spanish vetchling Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Vicia sativa Common vetch Fagaceae Quercus coccifera Kermes Oak Lamiaceae Origanum vulgare Wilder Majoran Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rosaceae Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet Santalaceae Osyris alba Osyris Scrophulariaceae Verbascum Mullein
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Noctua nigra Haworth, 1809 Noctua nigricans Hübner, 1813 Agrotis aethiops Treitschke, 1825 Aporophyla cyrenaica Turati, 1922
- Subspecies
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Species Author Aporophyla (Phylapora) nigra cinerea Staudinger, 1901 Aporophyla (Phylapora) nigra cyrenaica (Turati, 1922) Aporophyla (Phylapora) nigra nigra (Haworth, 1809)
- 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 Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön UK Moths Ian Kimber
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