Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth)

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Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth)

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Articulate animals (Arthropoda)
Class: Insects (Insecta)
Order: Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Group: Macro-moths ("Macro-heterocera")
Family: Owlet moths (Noctuidae)
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Genus: Amphipyra
Species: Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)

Norwegian name: Grått pyramidefly

Host plants: Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris, Epilobium, Galium, Geranium, Plantago, Prunus, Quercus (Oak), Rumex, Salix (Willows, Sallows and Osiers), Sanguisorba minor (Burnet)

Confusion species: Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)

Norwegian Red List 2010: Least Concern more info