Species: Mother of Pearl (Patania ruralis)
Originator: Leif Gabrielsen
Norwegian name: Kjempeengmott
Host plants: Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), Humle (Humulus lupulus), Humleslekta (Humulus), Mjødurt (Filipendula ulmaria), Ripsslekta (Ribes), Spireaslekta (Spiraea), Tangmeldeslekta (Atriplex), Ugrasmeldeslekta (Chenopodium)
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
| Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
| Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
| Group | Micro-moths («Micro-heterocera») | ||||||||
| Family | Snout moths (Pyralidae) | ||||||||
| Subfamily | Pyraustinae | ||||||||
| Genus | Patania | ||||||||
| Species | Mother of Pearl (Patania ruralis) | ||||||||
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