Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Urticaceae

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 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, 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

  • 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.