Syringa  L. 
  Syreenit 
  Lilac 
 
 
Foodplants for 
Amphipyra pyramidea ,
Atlantarctia tigrina tigrina ,
Brahmaea tancrei ,
Korscheltellus lupulina ,
Lasiocampa quercus ,
Naxa seriaria ,
Olceclostera angelica ,
Paratrea plebeja ,
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana ,
Psilogramma increta ,
P. menephron ,
Samia cynthia ,
Zeuzera pyrina 
Syringa vulgaris  L. 
  Yleinen sireenipuu 
  Common Lilac 
  Syren 
  Pihasyreeni 
  Syringa 
 
 
  
1000x690 (~150Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 9.6.2001 (cultiv.), Photo © Markku Savela
 
  
900x713 (~87Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 9.6.2001 (cultiv.), Photo © Markku Savela
 
 
Foodplant for 
Acronicta rumicis ,
Apeira syringaria ,
Artopoetes pryeri ,
Callosamia promethea ,
Citheronia regalis ,
Crocallis elinguaria ,
Endoclita excrescens ,
Gracillaria albicapitata ,
G. arsenievi ,
Graphiphora augur ,
Lasiocampa quercus ,
Lithophane socia ,
Machimia tentoriferella ,
Orgyia antiqua ,
Papilio canadensis ,
P. rutulus ,
P. troilus ?,
Sphinx chersis ,
S. drupiferarum ,
S. kalmiae ,
S. ligustri  ,
Synanthedon myopaeformis ,
Trichopteryx polycommata ,
Zeuzera pyrina 
 
Syringa josikaea  Jacq. fil ex Reichenb. 
  Josikan sireeni 
  Unkarinsyreeni 
 
 
  
1371x1028 (~160Kb) Finland: Iisalmi, rautatieasema, 7.7.2008 (cultivate), Photo © Harri Arkkio 
 
  
563x722 (~61Kb) Finland: Iisalmi, rautatieasema, 7.7.2008 (cultivate), Photo © Harri Arkkio 
 
  
1371x1028 (~173Kb) Finland: Iisalmi, rautatieasema, 7.7.2008 (cultivate), Photo © Harri Arkkio 
 
  
1322x1007 (~193Kb) Finland: Iisalmi, rautatieasema, 7.7.2008 (cultivate), Photo © Harri Arkkio 
 
 
 
Foodplant for 
Sphinx ligustri 
Foodplant as Syringa Josikaea  for 
Sphinx ligustri 
 
Syringa chinensis  Willd. 
  Kiinan sireeni 
 
?Syringa persica ×  vulgaris 
  
 
Syringa chinensis ; [SK] , 460
Syringa à chinensis ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa × chinensis ;  [CoL ]   
 
  
 
Foodplant for 
Eupoecilia ambiguella 
  
Unmatched external taxa 
Syringa emodi ;  [CoL ]   ;  [iNaturalist ]   ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa hyacinthiflora ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa komarowii ;  [CoL ]   ;  [iNaturalist ]   ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa meyeri ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa oblata subsp. oblata ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa oblata ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa oblata ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa oblata dilatata ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa oblata oblata ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa oblata subsp. dilatata ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa oblata ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa oblata subsp. oblata ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa pinetorum ;  [CoL ]   ;  [iNaturalist ]   ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa pinnatifolia ;  [CoL ]   ;  [iNaturalist ]   ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa protolaciniata ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa pubescens ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa pubescens ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa pubescens patula ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa pubescens pubescens ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa pubescens julianae ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa pubescens microphylla ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa pubescens ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa reticulata subsp. amurensis ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa reticulata subsp. reticulata ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa reticulata ;  [CoL ]   ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa reticulata pekinensis ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa reticulata reticulata ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa reticulata amurensis ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa reticulata subsp. amurensis ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa reticulata subsp. reticulata ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa reticulata ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa tomentella ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa tomentella subsp. tomentella ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa tomentella subsp. sweginzowii ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa tomentella ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa tomentella yunnanensis ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa tomentella tomentella ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa tomentella sweginzowii ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa tomentella subsp. sweginzowii ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa tomentella subsp. tomentella ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa tomentella ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa villosa subsp. villosa ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa villosa ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa villosa ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa villosa subsp. villosa ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa villosa ;  [POWO ]   
Syringa wolfii ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa × nanceiana ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa × henryi ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa × josiflexa ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa × hyacinthiflora ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa × prestoniae ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa × swegiflexa ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa × diversifolia ;  [CoL ]   
Syringa à henryi ;  [iNaturalist ]   
Syringa à prestoniae ;  [iNaturalist ]   
 
 
 
28.10.1998 (4)
References: 
[CoL] Catalogue of Life 
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26);  https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d 
 [Harri Arkkio]  
Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed. 
 [POWO]  
 Plants of the Wolrd Online ;  World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 
 [iNaturalist]  
 iNaturalist 
   
 
Some related literature: 
[RK]; Hämet-Ahti, Suominen, Ulvinen  & Uotila, 1998 
Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland) (Edn 4)
Retkeylykasvio 
: 1-656
 [SK]; Mela & Cajander, 1906 
A. J. Melan Suomen Kasvio (5. painos)
Suomen Kasvio 
: 1-763
 [GMBOT]; Robinson & Fernald, 1908 
A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada
Gray's Manual Botany  (7th Ed.)
: 10 -926
   
 
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