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Papestra biren
Family: NoctuidaeGenus: Papestranative in Germany
native in Germany
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14
Plants
visited
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16
Interactions
documented
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14
Host plants
known
About this species
Papestra biren is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It has been recorded in Great Britain, although its status here is not fully resolved.
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Plant food
Scientific profile
Papestra biren belongs to the Noctuidae family within the Lepidoptera. There are records of this moth in Great Britain, but the details of its occurrence are not conclusively determined. In Germany, the species appears on the Red List as V (Vorwarnliste), indicating it is on the pre-warning list.
Host plants
14 plants serve as food for the larvae
Salix cinereaCalluna vulgarisVaccinium myrtillusTussilago farfaraPolygonum sect.Salix auritaFilipendula ulmariaSalix repensMyrica galeSonchus oleraceusArctostaphylos uva-ursiErica herbaceaFilipendula ulmariaRubus idaeus
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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