Cerastis rubricosa (Red Chestnut)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Noctuidae (Owlet moths)
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Genus: Cerastis
Species: Cerastis rubricosa (Red Chestnut)
Norwegian name: Fiolett vårfly
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Dandelion (Taraxacum), Fragaria, Galium, Grey Alder (Alnus incana), Lactuca, Lysimachia, Plantago, Rumex, Senecio, Stellaria, Vaccinium, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)