Epiblema foenella (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Tortricidae)

Forewing Length: 8-12mm;
Wingspan: 17-26mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May June June - August
(Earliest: 18.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous Stem Borer)

Artemisia vulgaris
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 foenella
Epiblema foenella
Nature Spot: Epiblema foenella
Lepiforum: Epiblema foenella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Epiblema foenella


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