Epirrhoe tristata (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 11-13mm;
Wingspan: 24-26mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? June - August (Winter) May - July
(Earliest: 9.5)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Galium mollugo

Galium saxatile
Food:
(Adult)

Aegopodium podagraria Nectar

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Lotus pedunculatus Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Epirrhoe tristata
Epirrhoe tristata
Lepiforum: Epirrhoe tristata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Epirrhoe tristata


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