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Macroglossum stellatarum
Family: SphingidaeGenus: Macroglossumheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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62
Plants
visited
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94
Interactions
documented
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8
Host plants
known
About this species
A medium-sized moth with a body mass around 0.084 grams. It feeds oligophagously on a limited range of host plants. The species is recorded in Britain.
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Plant-based food
Annual cycle
Adults are on the wing from March to October.
Merkmale
Körper
Body size
medium
Weight
0.084 g
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Scientific profile
This medium-sized moth has a body mass of approximately 0.084 grams. Its diet is oligophagous, specialising on a narrow set of larval foodplants. In Britain it is recorded. Adult flight spans from March to October.
Host plants
8 plants serve as food for the larvae
Galium albumGalium verumGalium aparineRubia tinctorumGalium mollugoGalium verumRubia peregrinaGalium album
Visited plants
54 plants are visited by this species
Helianthus annuusSalvia officinalisSilene nutans subsp. nutansPrimula vulgarisDianthus carthusianorumLonicera periclymenumEchium plantagineumRaphanus raphanistrumPicris hieracioides subsp. grandifloraSaponaria officinalisDianthus sylvestrisLophiolepis eriophoraEchiumEchium vulgareBallota nigra subsp. nigraClinopodium alpinumCarduus nutans subsp. nutansAsclepias syriacaLamium purpureum var. incisumKnautia arvensisBuddleja davidiiCirsium rivulareCentaurea solstitialis subsp. solstitialisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareSilene latifolia subsp. albaTrifolium pratenseAtocion armeriaLythrum salicariaMedicago sativaCentaurea calcitrapaCentaurea scabiosaPrunus aviumGymnadenia conopseaEpilobium angustifoliumCorydalis cava subsp. cavaPrunella vulgarisVicia fabaOnopordum acanthiumGaleopsis tetrahitCarduus defloratusSalvia pratensisSilybum marianumCirsium oleraceumLamium maculatumMentha aquaticaSymphyotrichum novi-belgiiAjuga reptansLunaria annuaSalvia glutinosaMahonia aquifolium
Sources & Data Origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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