Arge ustulata (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Argidae)


Female Ovipositing on Sorbus aucuparia

Length: 7-10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 19.5)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Most Salix

Crataegus

Sorbus aucuparia

Betula
Food:
(Adult)

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:
Scolobates auriculatus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
(Larvae)

Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Arge ustulata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Arge ustulata


Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2006 J.K. Lindsey

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