Ceramica pisi

Ceramica [Melanchra] pisi (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Noctuidae)

Forewing Length: 16-20mm;
Wingspan: 32-37mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

? June - September
(Earliest: 28.7) (Winter) May - July
(Earliest: 27.5)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland
Meadows
Gardens

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Several Rosaceae
Most Salicaceae
Betula
Larix

Calluna vulgaris
Viburnum opulus
Cytisus scoparius
Trifolium pratense

Several Polygonaceae
Centaurea jacea
Cirsium arvense
Urtica dioica

Linaria vulgaris
Typha latifolia
Pteridium aquilinum

Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Plantago

Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Many Braconidae Larvae
Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Ceramica pisi
Ceramica pisi
Nature Spot: Broom Moth - Melanchra pisi
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Melanchra pisi
Lepiforum: Ceramica pisi
Plant Parasites of Europe: Ceramica pisi

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - September (Earliest: 28.7)	(Winter)	May - July (Earliest: 27.5)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Meadows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Rosaceae	Most Salicaceae	Betula	Larix
	Calluna vulgaris	Viburnum opulus	Cytisus scoparius	Trifolium pratense
	Several Polygonaceae	Centaurea jacea	Cirsium arvense	Urtica dioica
	Linaria vulgaris	Typha latifolia	Pteridium aquilinum
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Plantago
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Protapanteles fulvipes Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae