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Forewing Length: 8.5-11mm;
Wingspan: 18-23mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | August - April | April - May | May - August (Earliest: 11.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | ||
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Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Cirsium vulgare | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Bassus clausthalianus Larva | |
| 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 scutulana
Epiblema scutulana
Nature Spot:
Epiblema scutulana
Lepiforum:
Epiblema scutulana
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Epiblema scutulana
Pictures © 2003, 2011 J.K. Lindsey
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