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Table 5. The habitat bias, build, larval foodplant and roosting sites for each of the species showing 

 a statistically significant habitat bias. The most important factor determining this bias is tentatively 

 proposed for each species. 



Species 



Habitat 

 bias 



Build 



Larval food 



Roosting sites 



Principal factor 



C. linearia 



G 



D 



Beech 



Foliage 



Fdpt. 



I. biselata 



Y 



D 



Various plants 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



I. aversata 



Y 



D 



Various low plants 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



C. ocellata 



Y 



D 



Bedstraws 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



C. pectinataria 



G 



D 



Bedstraws 



Foliage 



? Fdpt. 



H. furcata 



G 



D 



Sallows, various 

 bushes 



Bark and foliage 



? Fdpt. 



H. tersata 



Y 



D 



Traveller's joy 



? Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



S. liturata 



Y 



D 



Needled conifers 



Bark, conifer 

 foliage 



Fdpt. 



O. luteolata 



Y 



D 



Various broad-leaf 

 trees 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



O. sambucaria 



Y 



D 



Various trees, 

 shrubs 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



P. rhomboidaria 



Y 



D 



Various trees inc. 

 yew 



Bark 



Fdpt., roost, Sh. fl. 



D. ribeata 



Y 



D 



Various trees inc. 

 yew 



Bark 



Fdpt., roost, Sh. fl. 



A. repandata 



Y 



D 



Various trees inc. 

 yew 



Bark 



Fdpt., roost, Sh. fl. 



E. bistortata 



Y 



D 



Various broad-leaf 

 trees 



Bark 



Roost, Sh. fl. 



C. pusaria 



Y 



D 



Various broad-leaf 

 trees 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



C. exanthemata 



Y 



D 



Sallows, aspen 



Foliage of 

 foodplant 



Sh. fl. 



C. margaritata 



Y 



D 



Various broad-leaf 

 trees 



Foliage 



Sh. fl. 



H. fasciaria 



Y 



D 



Needled conifers 



Bark, conifer 

 foliage 



Fdpt., roost, Sh. fl. 



A. clavis 



G 



R 



Various low plants 



Low vegetation, 

 litter 



Fdpt., roost 



A. exclamationis 



G 



R 



Various low plants 



Low vegetation, 

 litter 



Fdpt., roost 



O. plecta 



Y 



R 



Various low plants 



Low vegetation 



? 



M. pallens 



G 



R 



Various grasses 



Low vegetation 



Fdpt., roost 



R. ferruginea 



G 



R 



Various low plants 



Unknown 



? Fdpt. 



A. sublustris 



G 



R 



? Various grasses 



Low vegetation 



Roost, ? Fdpt. 



Oligia spp. 



G 



R 



Various grasses 



Bark, low 



vegetation 



Fdpt. 



C. morpheus 



G 



R 



Low growing 

 plants 



Low vegetation, 

 litter 



Fdpt., roost 



L. pygarga 



G 



R 



Various grasses 



Unknown 



Fdpt. 



D. chrysitis 



G 



R 



Low growing plants 



Low vegetation 



Fdpt., roost 



A. pulchrina 



G 



R 



Various low plants 



Vegetation 



Fdpt., roost 



A. triplasia 



Y 



R 



Nettle 



? Bark, foliage 



? Roost 



R. sericealis 



G 



? 



Various grasses 



Low vegetation 



Fdpt., roost 



H. proboscidalis 



Y 



D 



Nettle 



Bark, foliage, low 

 vegetation 



Sh. fl. 



P. strigilata 



Y 



D 



? Withered broad- 

 leaf leaves 



Bark, foliage 



Sh. fl. 



H. nemoralis 



Y 



D 



Oak, alder 



Bark foliage 



Sh. fl. 



Abbreviations: G grass, Y yew, D delicate, R robust, Fdpt. foodplant, Sh. fl. sheltered flight. 



