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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Cerapteryx graminis
Cerapteryx graminis(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Hadeninae
  3. Hadenini
  4. Tholerina
  5. Cerapteryx
  6.  graminis
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TL: Europa   (2100 m.)

Habitat

  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Meadows

Similar species

  • Cerapteryx megala
MU

27-32 mm

FU

35-39 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyMůra luční
    DanskMosebunkeugle
    DeutschDreizack-Graseule
    Eesti keelNiiduöölane
    EnglishAntler Moth
    FaroeseOrmafirvaldur
    FrançaisNoctuelle du gramen
    ÍslenskaGrasygla
    LietuviųPievinis pelėdgalvis
    MagyarHegyi szegfűbagoly
    NederlandsBonte grasuil
    NorskVanlig grasfly
    PolskiKosiczka łąkowa
    SlovenčinaMora lúčna
    SlovenščinaTravna dvorožka
    SuomeksiNiitty-yökkönen
    SvenskaAllmänt gräsfly
    РусскийНочница злаковая
    РусскийСовка травяная
    УкраїнськаНічниця лучна
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CyperaceaeCarex nigraCommon Sedge
    PoaceaeAgrostis capillarisCommon Bent
    PoaceaeAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping bentgrass
    PoaceaeAvenella flexuosaWavy hair-grass
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    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
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Male.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Adult.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Szczawnica

Adult.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Adult.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Poborskie Łąki

Larva.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Stiperstones NNR
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