Habitat
- Gardens
- Mixed forests (Oak)
- Parks
- Sunny deciduous forests
Similar species
38-48 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyDřevobarvec pozdní 
DanskSfinksugle 
DeutschHerbst-Rauhaareule DeutschLinden-Rauhaareule DeutschSphinxeule 
EnglishSprawler 
FrançaisNoctuelle de Cassini FrançaisNoctuelle-Sphinx 
LietuviųVėlyvasis naktinukas 
MagyarSzfinx-őszibagoly 
NederlandsKromzitter 
PolskiLazdona lipówka 
SlovenčinaMora novembrová 
SvenskaHösttaggfly 
РусскийСовка сфинкс 
УкраїнськаСовка сфінкс
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer campestre Field Maple Betulaceae Carpinus Hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Caprifoliaceae Lonicera xylosteum Fly honeysuckle Celastraceae Euonymus japonicus Japanese Spindle Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica European Beech Fagaceae Quercus Oak Malvaceae Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Oleaceae Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Oleaceae Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Brachionycha sphinx Hufnagel, 1766
- 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 Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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