Xanthia togata (Pink-barred Sallow)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
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 togata (Pink-barred Sallow)
Norwegian name: Fiolettbåndet gulfly
Host plants: Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Elm (Ulmus), European Bird Cherry (Prunus padus), Rumex, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Confusion species: Xanthia icteritia (The Sallow)