Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas 1771) (Family Hesperiidae)

Forewing Length: 14mm;
Proboscis Length: 10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - June
(Earliest: 1.7)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Molinia caerulea
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Carterocephalus palaemon
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Carterocephalus palaemon
Lepiforum: Carterocephalus palaemon


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