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Urtica L.

Nokkoset
Urtica, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Urtica, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]

Foodplants for Abrostola agnorista?, Allagrapha aerea, Antanartia delius, A. schaeneia, Araschnia burejana, Arctia flavia, Autographa excelsa, A. gamma, A. mandarina, Callimorpha dominula, Diarsia florida, Epicallia villica, Eurrhypara hortulata, Herminia grisealis, Hypanartia bella, Hypena lividalis, H. obesalis, H. proboscidalis, Hypolimnas anthedon, Liocoris tripustulatus, Noctua janthina, Nymphalis c-album, N. egea, N. egea, N. milberti, N. urticae, Ocnogyna parasita, O. zoraida, Opsibotys fuscalis, Paratalanta hyalinalis, P. pandalis, Sitochroa verticalis, Spilosoma (bombyx) urticae, Symbrenthia hippoclus, Trichoplusia ni?, Udea olivalis, Vanessa abyssinica, V. annabella, V. atalanta, V. cardui, V. indica, V. itea

600x893 (~72Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

600x856 (~59Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Urtica dioica L.

Nokkonen Isonokkonen Viholainen Common Nettle Stinging Nettle Brännässla
Urtica dioica, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Urtica dioeca, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Urtica dioica ; [RK, 97]
Urtica dioeca ; [SK, 212]

600x947 (~73Kb) FINLAND: V: Pyhäranta, Rihtniemi 678:19, 4.7.1989, Photo © Hannele Aulin

800x1200 (~132Kb) FINLAND, Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 27.6.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Abrostola ovalis, A. urentis, Anthophila fabriciana, Autographa bimaculata, Nymphalis comma, Vanessa atalanta

Foodplant as Urtica dioeca for Abrostola tripartita, A. triplasia, Acronicta rumicis, Antitype chi, Araschnia levana, Autographa bractea, A. gamma, Ceramica pisi, Diachrysia chrysitis, Diaphora mendica, Eugnorisma (noctua) depuncta, Eupithecia subfuscata, Euplexia lucipara, Hepialus humuli, Hypena proboscidalis, Lacanobia contigua, Melanchra persicariae, Naenia typica, Nymphalis c-album, N. io, N. urticae, Pleuroptya ruralis, Spilarctia luteum, Spilosoma lubricipedum, Vanessa cardui

U. d. dioica

Etelännokkonen Vanlig brännässla
Urtica dioica dioica ; [RK, 97]

708x979 (~128Kb) Finland: Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 26.8.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

U. d. sondenii (Simmons) Hyl.

Pohjannokkonen Fjällnässla
Urtica dioica var. sondenii Simmons
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis auct.
Urtica dioica sondenii ; [RK, 98]

Urtica urens L.

Rautanokkonen Polttiainen Small Nettle Burning Nettle Etternässla
Urtica urens ; [RK, 98]

543x900 (~53Kb) Finland, Tampere, Rahola, 25.8.1999 © Harri Arkkio

849x715 (~75Kb) Finland, Tampere, Rahola, 25.8.1999 © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Mecyna flavalis, Nymphalis urticae, Vanessa atalanta, V. itea

23.9.1998 (3)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.