Male

Larva

Male Forewing Length: 14-18mm;
Wingspan: 32-40mm;
Female Wingless

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	(Earliest: 6.6)	?	October - December (Earliest: 25.11)

Biotopes:	Wet Forest	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Alnus glutinosa	Betula	Malus sylvestris	Prunus avium
	Fagus sylvatica	Acer pseudoplatanus
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cyzenis albicans Larva	Phorocera obscura Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Operophtera fagata
Operophtera fagata
Nature Spot: Northern Winter Moth - Operophtera fagata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Operophtera fagata
Lepiforum: Operophtera fagata
Insects on Birch: External Feeders
Plant Parasites of Europe: Operophtera fagata

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