Adela cuprella (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) (Family Adelidae)


Male

Female

Forewing Length: 6.5-8mm;
Wingspan: 15mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
April - June June - March March - May April - June
(Earliest: 25.4)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows

Heath and Moorland
Food:
(Larva)

Most Salix

Dead Salix Leaves
Food:
(Adult)

Salix cinerea Nectar

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Adela cuprella
Adela cuprella
Lepiforum: Adela cuprella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Adela cuprella


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