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Forewing Length: 5.5-9.5mm;
Wingspan: 12-23mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | August - April | April - May | May - June (Earliest: 9.6) |
| Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows | ||
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Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Root & Stem Borer) |
Cirsium palustre | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | ||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
| Possible Predators: |
Several Vespidae |
Several Miridae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Epiblema cirsiana
Epiblema cirsiana
Nature Spot:
Epiblema cirsiana
Lepiforum:
Epiblema cirsiana
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Epiblema cirsiana
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