Larva on Heracleum sphondylium

Forewing Length: 10-12mm;
Wingspan: 17-21mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - September (Earliest: 20.8)	(Winter)	April - September (2 Generations) (Earliest: 5.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Apiaceae	Jacobaea vulgaris	Solidago virgaurea	Rubus fruticosus
	Sambucus nigra	Prunus avium
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia tibialis Larva	Meteorus ictericus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Eupithecia tripunctaria
Eupithecia tripunctaria
Nature Spot: White-spotted Pug - Eupithecia tripunctaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Eupithecia tripunctaria
Lepiforum: Eupithecia tripunctaria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Eupithecia tripunctaria

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