Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Liliopsida Poaceae

Foodplants for Apamea crenata, A. lateritia, A. monoglypha, A. remissa, A. sordens, A. sublustris, Arethusana arethusa, Argyrophenga antipodum, Brintesia circe, Calamia tridens, Catoptria fulgidella?, Cerapteryx graminis, Chazara briseis, C. briseis major, C. prieuri, Chondrostega vandalicia, Chrysoteuchia culmella, Coenonympha pamphilus, C. tullia, Cymbalophora pudica, Elachista albifrontella, E. apicipunctella, E. dispunctella?, E. festucicolella?, E. humilis, E. luticomella, E. maculicerusella, E. nobilella, E. pollinariella, E. subnigrella, E. subnigrella, E. utonella, Epipsilia grisescens, Erebia alberganus, E. dabanensis?, E. euryale, E. medusa, E. neriene, E. pandrose, E. zapateri, Glyphipterix fuscoviridella, Hesperia lindseyi, H. sassacus, Hipparchia fatua, H. fidia fidia, H. hansii, H. powelli, H. statilinus sylvicola, Idaea muricata, Laelia coenosa, Lasiommata adrastoides, L. maera, L. maera adrasta, L. megera, Leucania comma, Maniola jurtina, Melanargia galathea, Minois dryas, Mythimna conigera, M. pallens, Oeneis alberta, Platytes cerussella, Plusia festucae, P. putnami, Pyronia tithonus, Satyrus ferula, Tholera cespitis

• Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill. Tall Brome Långsvingel Lehtonata Giant Fescue

  • Festuca gigantea; [RK], 580; [SK], 90; [GMBOT], 162

  812x1632 (~146Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	846x618 (~29Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	856x1142 (~49Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
  846x1080 (~74Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	783x1044 (~265Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Varnikai, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1273x1019 (~125Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Varnikai, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
  762x1038 (~62Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Varnikai, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Elachista adscitella, E. bifasciella?, E. luticomella

  • f. triflora (L.) Godr.

    • Festuca gigantea f. triflora; [SK], 91
• Festuca shortii Kunth.

  • Festuca Shortii; [GMBOT], 162
• Festuca nutans Spreng.

  • Festuca nutans; [GMBOT], 162
• Festuca pratensis Hudson Ängsvingel Meadow Fescue Nurminata

  • Festuca pratensis, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Festuca pratensis; [RK], 580

  516x780 (~31Kb) Finland, Pirkkala, Kaivanto, 26.7.1998, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Elachista luticomella, Lasiommata maera?

• Festuca pratensis × Lolium perenne

  • × Festulolium loliaceum (Hudson) P. Fourn.

  • Festuca pratensis × Lolium perenne; [RK], 580
• Festuca arundinacea Schreber Nurminata? Ruokonata Rörsvingel Meadow Fescue Taller Fescue Tall Fescue

  • Festuca elatior L. (nom.rej.)
  • ?Festuca elatior f. pseudololiaceae Fr.

  • Festuca elatior; [RK], 580
  • ?Festuca elatior; [SK], 91
  • ?Festuca elatior f. pseudololiaceae; [SK], 91
  • Festuca elatior ssp. arundinacea; [SK], 91
  • Festuca arundinacea; [RKe], 81
  • Festuca elatior; [GMBOT], 162

  Foodplant for Cosmopterix orichalcea, Elachista freyerella, E. stabilella, Glyphipterix simpliciella, Simyra albovenosa

  678x900 (~148Kb) Finland, Vehkalahti, Mäntlahti, 27.7.1996, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  1389x1084 (~108Kb) Finland, Geta, Finnö, 1.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

• Festuca rubra (L.) Punanata Aronata Red Fescue Rödsvingel

  • Festuca rubra, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Festuca rubra; [RK], 581; [SK], 91; [GMBOT], 161

  Foodplant for Cerapteryx graminis, Coenonympha tullia nipisiquit, Coscinia cribraria, Elachista argentella, E. argentella, E. dispunctella, E. pollinariella, E. pullicomella, E. triatomea, Hipparchia alcyone, Poanes melane, Polites mardon?, Simyra albovenosa, Tholera cespitis, Xylena vetusta

  • ssp. rubra Niittypunanata Rödsvingel

    • Festuca rubra ssp. rubra; [RK], 581
  • ssp. arctica (Hack.) Govor. Meripunanata Pohjanpunanata Fjällsvingel Tunturinata Gråsvingel

    • Festuca rubra ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.
    • Festuca rubra var. arenaria (Osbeck) Fr.
    • Festuca richardsonii Hooker
      • = Festuuca rubra ssp. arctica; [RKe], 81
    • Festuca cryophila V. I. Krecz. & Bobrov
    • Festuca rubra var. mutica Hartm.

    • Festuca rubra ssp. arenaria; [RK], 581
    • Festuca rubra f. arenaria; [SK], 91
    • Festuca richardsonii; [RK], 581
    • Festuca rubra ssp. arctica; [RKe], 81

    533x930 (~61Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Kaarma, Keskranna, 29.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

    1040x732 (~116Kb) Estonia, Kuressaare, Keskranna, 1.7.2001, Photo © Harri Arkkio

    1040x702 (~118Kb) Estonia, Kuressaare, Keskranna, 1.7.2001, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  • ssp. juncea (Hack.) K. Richt. Mätäspunanata

    • Festuca rubra ssp. juncea; [RK], 581
  • var. fallax (Thuill.) Hack

    • Festuca rubra var. fallax; [SK], 91
  • var. prolifera Piper

    • Festuca rubra var. prolifera; [GMBOT], 161
  • var. megastachys (Hoffm.) Asch. & Graebn.

    • Festuca rubra var. megastachys; [GMBOT], 161
  • var. subvillosa Mert. & Koch.

    • Festuca rubra var. subvillosa; [GMBOT], 161
• Festuca nigrescens Lam. Puistonata Tuvsvingel

  • Festuca rubra ssp. commutata Gaudin

  • Festuca nigrescens; [RK], 581
• Festuca heterophylla Lam. Varjonata Skuggsvingel

  • Festuca heterophylla; [RK], 581
• Festuca heteromalla Pourr. Jätterödsvingel Isopunanata

  • Festuca diffusa Dumort.
  • Festuca rubra ssp. multiflora (Hoffm.) V. Jirásek
  • Festuca rubra var. multiflora (Hoffm.) Asch. & Graebn.

  • Festuca diffusa; [RK], 581
  • Festuca heteromalla; [RKe], 81

• Festuca occidentalis Hook.

  • Festuca occidentalis; [GMBOT], 161

• Festuca ovina L. Sheep's Fescue Lampaannata Fårsvingel Ahonata

  • Festuca ovina, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Festuca ovina; [RK], 582; [SK], 91; [GMBOT], 161

  Foodplant for Agriphila inquinatella, A. selasella, A. straminella, Anerastia lotella, Catoptria furcatella, Chrysocrambus dentuellus, Coenonympha dorus, Crambus ericella, C. perlella, Elachista bedellella, E. bifasciella, E. collitella, E. dispilella, E. exactella?, E. festucicolella, E. pollinariella, E. pollinariella, E. pullicomella, E. triatomea, E. triseriatella?, Erebia christi, E. flavofasciata, E. medusa, Hesperia comma manitoba, H. nevada, Hipparchia statilinus, Lasiocampa trifolii, Oeneis bore, O. glacialis, O. tarpeia, Pediasia luteella, Speyeria egleis, Spiris striata

  • ssp. glauca Lam.

    • Festuca ovina ssp. glauca; [SK], 92
  • var. hispidula Hack.

    • Festuca ovina var. hispidula; [GMBOT], 162
  • var. brevifolia (R. Br.) Hack.

    • Festuca ovina var. brevifolia; [GMBOT], 162
  • var. duriuscula (L.) Koch.

    • Festuca ovina var. duriuscula; [GMBOT], 162
• Festuca filiformis Pourr. Finsvingel Hapsilampaannata Hair Fescue

  • Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.
  • Festuca capillata Lam.
  • Festuca ovina ssp. capillata (Lam.) Schinz & R. Keller
  • Festuca ovina var. capillata (Lam.) Hack.

  • Festuca ovina var. capillata; [GMBOT], 162
  • Festuca tenuifolia; [RK], 582
  • Festucaa filiformis; [RKe], 81

  Foodplant as Festuca tenuifolia for Elachista triatomea

• Festuca vivipara (L.) Sm. Viviparous Fescue Itunata Groddsvingel

  • Festuca ovina f. vivipara (L.) Neuman

  • Festuca vivipara; [RK], 582
  • Festuca ovina f. vivipara; [SK], 92

  584x520 (~24Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 28.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

• Festuca polesica Zapal. Sandsvingel Hietikkonata

  • Festuca polesica; [RK], 582

  Foodplant for Elachista bruuni, Lasiocampa trifolii

• Festuca brevipila Tracey Hårdsvingel Jäykkänata

  • Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina (nom.ill.)

  • Festuca trachyphylla; [RK], 582
  • Festuca brevipila; [RKe], 81

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Festuca ovina var. duriuscula auct.;

  Foodplant as Festuca trachyphylla for Elachista argentella, E. distigmatella

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