Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)
Originator: Dag Øivind Ingierd
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: Acronictinae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)
Norwegian name: Orekveldfly
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Aspen (Populus tremula), Beech (Fagus), Birch (Betula), Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Carpinus betulus, Elm (Ulmus), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Hazel (Corylus), Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Rosa, Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)