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Forewing Length: 17-27mm;
Wingspan: 40-50mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | May - July | (Winter) | March - May (Earliest: 23.3) |
| Biotopes: |
Beech Forest |
Wet Forest | ||
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Food: (Larva) |
Quercus robur |
Populus tremula |
Salix caprea |
Alnus glutinosa |
Corylus avellana |
Prunus spinosa | |||
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Possible Food: (Larva) |
Betula | |||
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Biston strataria
Biston strataria
Nature Spot:
Oak Beauty - Biston strataria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Biston strataria
Lepiforum:
Biston strataria
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Biston strataria
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