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  2. Caradrina (C.) morpheus
Caradrina morpheus(Hufnagel, 1766)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Caradrinini
  4. Caradrinina
  5. Caradrina
  6. Caradrina
  7.  morpheus
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TL: Germany, Berlin

Habitat

  • Coastal dunes
  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Woodland

MU

32-38 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyBlýskavka kopřivová
    DanskDrømme-mus
    DeutschGraubraune Seidenglanzeule
    DeutschMorpheus-Staubeule
    EnglishMottled Rustic
    FrançaisNoctuelle des Haies
    LietuviųTamsiajuostis dykrinukas
    NederlandsMorpheusstofuil
    NorskVanlig urtefly
    PolskiŚwiatłówka sennica
    SlovenčinaSivkavec pŕhľavový
    SuomeksiRuskonurmiyökkönen
    SvenskaBrungult lövfly
    РусскийСовка Морфей
    РусскийСовка наземная салатовая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisiaWormwood
    AsteraceaeLactucaLettuce
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulusBindweed
    LabiateaeLamiumDead-nettle
    PolygonaceaePolygonumKnotweed
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    UrticaceaeUrticaNettle
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua sepiiHübner, 1803
    Athetis dresnayiLucas, 1933
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Hobro

Adult.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Hobro

Adult.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Adult.

Zoran BožovićSerbia, Крњешевци

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Жуковский

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava
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