Colostygia pectinataria (Knoch 1781) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 12-15mm;
Wingspan: 22-27mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? June - July
September - May
? April - September
(Earliest: 2.6)
(2 Generations)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Several Galium

Rumex acetosella

Lamium album
Parasitoids:
Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Colostygia pectinataria
Colostygia pectinataria
Nature Spot: Green Carpet - Colostygia pectinataria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Colostygia pectinataria
Lepiforum: Colostygia pectinataria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Colostygia pectinataria


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