Patania ruralis (Mother of Pearl)
Originator: Leif Gabrielsen
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Micro-heterocera» (Micro-moths)
Family: Pyralidae (Snout moths)
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Patania
Species: Patania ruralis (Mother of Pearl)
Norwegian name: Kjempeengmott
Host plants: Atriplex, Chenopodium, Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), Filipendula ulmaria, Humulus, Humulus lupulus, Ribes, Spiraea