| Ascotis selenaria | (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
TL: Austria, Vienna
Habitat
- Fallow land
- Forest clearings
- Warm scrub
- Xerophilous hillsides
40-55 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyRůznorožec pelyňkový 
DeutschMondfleck-Rindenspanner DeutschSchlehenhecken-Grauspanner 
EnglishGiant Looper EnglishLuna Beauty 
FrançaisBoarmie lunulée 
MagyarHoldas faaraszoló 
PolskiPrzylepek księżycowiak 
SlovenčinaKôrovka palinová 
РусскийДымчатая пяденица полынная РусскийПяденица лунчатая РусскийПяденица полынная дымчатая 
中文腎斑尺蛾 
日本語ヨモギエダシャク本州以南亜種
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra Black Elder Apiaceae Pimpinella Asteraceae Artemisia campestris Field Wormwood Asteraceae Artemisia vulgaris Common Mugwort Betulaceae Betula Birch Ericaceae Arbutus Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Fabaceae Acacia dealbata Silver wattle Fabaceae Acacia longifolia Long-leaved wattle Fabaceae Cytisus ruthenicus Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Melilotus Sweet Clover Lamiaceae Salvia Clary Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Geometra selenaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Ascotis turcaria Vives, 1994
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis
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