Diaphora mendica (Muslin Moth)
Originator: Ivar Stormo
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Diaphora
Species: Diaphora mendica (Muslin Moth)
Norwegian name: Gråbrun tigerspinner
Host plants: Atriplex, Birch (Betula), Chenopodium, Galeopsis, Galium, Impatiens, Impatiens noli-tangere, Lamium, Leontodon, Lythrum, Lythrum salicaria, Plantago, Rumex, Stachys, Stachys sylvatica, Stellaria, Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Trifolium, Urtica, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)