Diarsia rubi (Vieweg 1790) (Family Noctuidae)

Forewing Length: 12-16mm;
Wingspan: 28-33mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? September - April
June - July
? May - September
(Earliest: 31.5)
(2 Generations)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Heath and Moorland

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Taraxacum campylodes

Lamium album

Rubus fruticosus

Digitalis purpurea

Calluna vulgaris
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Plantago

Rumex

Senecio
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Diarsia rubi
Diarsia rubi
Nature Spot: Small Square Spot - Diarsia rubi
Lepiforum: Diarsia rubi
Plant Parasites of Europe: Diarsia rubi


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