Male |
Female |
Couple
Forewing Length: 12-15mm;
Wingspan: 22-30mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| April - September | June - September | (Winter) | April - September (Earliest: 19.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Wet Forest |
Wet Meadows | |
|
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Several Ericaceae |
Betula |
Salix aurita |
Sorbus aucuparia |
Several Asteraceae |
Trifolium repens |
Hypericum maculatum | ||
|
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Lotus |
Vicia | ||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Bistorta officinalis Nectar |
Leucanthemum vulgare Nectar |
Aegopodium podagraria Nectar |
Salix aurita Nectar, Pollen |
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae | |
|
Predators: (Adult) |
Dolomedes fimbriatus |
Tetragnatha extensa |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Ematurga atomaria
Ematurga atomaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Ematurga atomaria
Lepiforum:
Ematurga atomaria
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Ematurga atomaria
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