Anania [Phlyctaenia] coronata (Hufnagel 1767) (Family Crambidae)


Larva on Sambucus nigra

Forewing Length: 11-13mm;
Wingspan: 22-26mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May
(Earliest: 6.5)
May - June May - August
(Earliest: 31.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Sambucus nigra

Viburnum opulus
Food:
(Adult)

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar

Senecio nemorensis Nectar
Parasitoids:
Aritranis director Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Anania coronata
Anania coronata
Nature Spot: Phlyctaenia coronata
Lepiforum: Anania coronata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Anania coronata


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