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 Larva |
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Larva |
Forewing Length: 13-14mm;
Wingspan: 20-25mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | June - July September (Earliest: 1.10) | (Winter) | May - June (Earliest: 27.4) August - September (Earliest: 16.8) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Wet Meadows | |
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Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Several Galium | ||
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Food: (Adult) |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar |
Myosotis nemorosa Nectar |
Tanacetum vulgare Nectar |
| Parasitoids: |
Cryptopimpla errabunda Larva |
Protapanteles fulvipes Larva | |
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Epirrhoe alternata
Epirrhoe alternata
Nature Spot:
Common Carpet - Epirrhoe alternata
Lepiforum:
Epirrhoe alternata
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Epirrhoe alternata
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2007 J.K. Lindsey
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