Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Urticaceae

Foodplants for Abrostola agnorista?, Agonopterix pulvipennella, Allagrapha aerea, Antanartia delius delius, A. schaeneia dubia, 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 jacksoni, 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. Brännässla Common Nettle Isonokkonen Stinging Nettle Viholainen Nokkonen

  • Urtica dioeca, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Urtica dioica; [RK], 97
  • Urtica dioeca[sic, dioica]; [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

  • ssp. dioica Vanlig brännässla Etelännokkonen

    • Urtica dioica ssp. dioica; [RK], 97

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

  • ssp. sondenii (Simmons) Hyl. Fjällnässla Pohjannokkonen

    • Urtica dioica var. sondenii Simmons
    • Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis auct.

    • Urtica dioica ssp. sondenii; [RK], 98
• Urtica urens L. Polttiainen Etternässla Rautanokkonen Burning Nettle Small Nettle

  • 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

• Urtica pilulifera L. 'Pallonokkonen' Roman Nettle

  Foodplant for Vanessa atalanta

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.