Xanthia icteritia (The Sallow)
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: Cuculliinae
Genus: Xanthia
Species: Xanthia icteritia (The Sallow)
Norwegian name: Blekt gulfly
Host plants: Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Bog Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), Elm (Ulmus), Goat Willow (Salix caprea), Potentilla, Rumex, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Confusion species: Xanthia togata (Pink-barred Sallow)