Larva on Scrophularia nodosa

Forewing Length: 7-10mm;
Wingspan: 15-18mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(3 Weeks)	July - June (Earliest: 5.5)	June	June - August (Earliest: 26.5)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) (Leaf Miner + Free Living)	Several Apiaceae	Many Asteraceae	Several Brassicaceae	Clusiaceae
	Several Fabaceae	Several Lamiaceae	Several Plantaginaceae	Several Ranunculaceae
	Many Rosaceae	Fumaria officinalis	Papaver	Melampyrum pratense
	Rhinanthus minor	Myosotis arvensis	Scrophularia nodosa	Campanula rotundifolia
	Chenopodium album	Euphorbia helioscopia	Impatiens glandulifera	Malva moschata
	Urtica dioica	Menyanthes trifoliata	Dactylorhiza maculata	Dactylis glomerata
	Sapindaceae	Fagus sylvatica	Genista anglica
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) (Leaf Miner + Free Living)	Many Asteraceae	Several Fabaceae	Geraniaceae	Rumex
	Valerianaceae	Violaceae	Cerastium	Stellaria
	Mentha	Veronica	Arabis	Poa
	Salix	Vaccinium
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Bracon stabilis Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:	Several Vespidae	Several Miridae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Cnephasia asseclana
Eurasian Tortricidae: Cnephasia asseclana
Cnephasia asseclana
Nature Spot: Flax Tortrix - Cnephasia asseclana
Lepiforum: Cnephasia asseclana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cnephasia asseclana

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