Larva On Cirsium vulgare On Anthriscus sylvestris

Forewing Length: 9-11mm;
Wingspan: 18-22mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
July - September (18-21 Days)	August - June (Earliest: 22.5)	June - July	May - August (Earliest: 22.5)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) (Leaf Miner + Free Living)	Several Apiaceae	Many Asteraceae	Several Brassicaceae	Several Fabaceae
	Several Lamiaceae	Several Ranunculaceae	Several Rosaceae	Plantago lanceolata
	Plantago major	Fumaria officinalis	Papaver rhoeas	Myosotis arvensis
	Urtica dioica	Chenopodium album	Epilobium angustifolium	Malva moschata
	Pulmonaria officinalis	Silene dioica	Dactylis glomerata	Milium effusum
	Vaccinium vitis-idaea	Hedera helix
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) (Leaf Miner + Free Living)	Several Asteraceae	Lathyrus	Lotus	Rumex
	Cerastium	Euphorbia	Genista
Food: (Adult)	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Parasitoids:	Itoplectis maculator	Scambus nigricans 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 stephensiana
Eurasian Tortricidae: Cnephasia stephensiana
Cnephasia stephensiana
Lepiforum: Cnephasia stephensiana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cnephasia stephensiana

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