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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Conistra (C.) ligula
Conistra ligula(Esper, 1791)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Xylenini
  4. Xylenina
  5. Conistra
  6. Conistra
  7.  ligula
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Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Glades
  • Mixed forests
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Conistra (C.) vaccinii
MU

30-38 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyZimovnice hlohová
    DeutschGebüsch-Wintereule
    EnglishDark Chestnut
    FrançaisOrrhodie ligulée
    LietuviųSlyvinis vėlyvis
    NederlandsDonkere winteruil
    SlovenčinaMora tmavohnedá
    РусскийСовка плоскотелая темно-бурая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AceraceaeAcerMaple
    BetulaceaeCarpinusHornbeam
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
    RanunculaceaeClematisTraveller's-joy
    RosaceaeCrataegusHawthorn
    RosaceaePrunusCherry
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeTaraxacumDandelion
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Noctua subnigraHaworth, 1809
  • Conistra (C.) ligula is a member of the clade Conistra vaccinii:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Conistra (C.) aliciaLajonquière, 1939
    Conistra (C.) amplaBenedek, Saldaitis & Babics, 2013
    Conistra (C.) haleaeFibiger & Top-Jensen, 2010
    Conistra (C.) ianaZilli & Grassi, 2006
    Conistra (C.) intricata(Boisduval, 1829)
    Conistra (C.) ligula(Esper, 1791)
    Conistra (C.) rubricansFibiger, 1987
    Conistra (C.) takasagoKishida & Yoshimoto, 1979
    Conistra (C.) vaccinii(Linnaeus, 1761)
    Conistra (C.) veronicae(Hübner, 1813)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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