Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Forewing Length: 15-17mm;
Wingspan: 28-36mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | September - June | ? | July - August (Earliest: 17.6) |
| Biotopes: |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Beech Forest Edge |
Wet Forest Edge |
Hedge Rows |
|
Food: (Larva) |
Parmelia |
Desmococcus | ||
|
Possible Food: (Larva) |
Other Lichens | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Cirsium arvense Nectar | |||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Eilema depressa
Eilema depressa
Lepiforum:
Eilema depressa
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