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Larva on Urtica dioica 
On Tanacetum vulgare 
On Campanula rotundifolia |
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Larva on Urtica dioica
On Tanacetum vulgare
On Campanula rotundifolia |
Forewing Length: 13-21mm;
Wingspan: 35-40mm;
Proboscis Length: 15-16mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| April - October (10-12 Days) (Winter) | March - September (Earliest: 2.7) (1 Month) | March - October (12-14 Days) | April - November (Earliest: 8.5) (Migratory) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Wet Meadows |
Gardens | |
|
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Many Asteraceae |
Several Fabaceae |
Several Polygonaceae |
Several Rosaceae |
Linaria vulgaris |
Plantago major |
Aegopodium podagraria |
Angelica sylvestris | |
Galeopsis tetrahit |
Lysimachia vulgaris |
Ranunculus repens |
Raphanus raphanistrum | |
Urtica dioica |
Campanula rotundifolia |
Phleum pratense | ||
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Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Galium |
Lamium | ||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Asteraceae Nectar |
Several Fabaceae Nectar |
Several Lamiaceae Nectar |
Veronica arvensis Nectar |
Bistorta officinalis Nectar |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar |
Succisa pratensis Nectar |
Epilobium angustifolium Nectar | |
Epilobium hirsutum Nectar |
Viola tricolor Nectar |
Calluna vulgaris Nectar | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Braconidae Larvae |
Many Tachinidae Larvae | |
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Many Tachinidae Larvae | |
| Predators: |
Chrysopa perla Larva |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Autographa gamma
Autographa gamma
Nature Spot:
Silver Y - Autographa gamma
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Autographa gamma
Lepiforum:
Autographa gamma
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Autographa gamma
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