Foodplants for
Abrostola agnorista ?,
Agonopterix pulvipennella ,
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 ,
Herpetogramma magna ,
Hypanartia bella ,
Hypena lividalis ,
H. obesalis ,
H. proboscidalis ,
Hypolimnas anthedon ,
H. bolina ,
Liocoris tripustulatus ,
Mecyna flavalis ,
Noctua janthina ,
Nymphalis c-album ,
N. egea ,
N. egea ,
N. milberti ,
N. urticae ,
Ocnogyna parasita ,
O. zoraida ,
Omiodes tristialis ,
Opsibotys fuscalis ,
Paratalanta hyalinalis ,
P. pandalis ,
Patania ruralis ,
Platyedra subcinerea ,
Sitochroa verticalis ,
Spilosoma urticae ,
Symbrenthia hippoclus ,
Trichoplusia ni ?,
Udea olivalis ,
U. stigmatalis ,
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 ; [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 ,
Dysstroma truncata ,
Eupithecia assimilata ,
E. subfuscata ,
Nymphalis comma ,
Vanessa atalanta ,
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata
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 depuncta ,
Euplexia lucipara ,
Hepialus humuli ,
Hypena proboscidalis ,
Lacanobia contigua ,
Melanchra persicariae ,
Naenia typica ,
Nymphalis c-album ,
N. io ,
N. urticae ,
Patania ruralis ,
Spilarctia lutea ,
Spilosoma lubricipedum ,
Vanessa cardui
ssp. dioica
Etelännokkonen
Vanlig brännässla
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica ; [RK , 97]
708x979 (~128Kb) Finland: Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 26.8.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
ssp. sondenii (Simmons) Hyl.
Pohjannokkonen
Fjällnässla
Urtica dioica var. sondenii Simmons
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis auct.
Urtica dioica ssp. sondenii ; [RK , 98]
Urtica urens L.
Rautanokkonen
Polttiainen
Small Nettle
Burning Nettle
Etternässla
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
Urtica pilulifera L.
'Pallonokkonen'
Roman Nettle
Foodplant for
Vanessa atalanta
23.9.1998 (3)
References:
[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 & Cajander, 1906
Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos
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Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.