Euplexia lucipara

Euplexia lucipara (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Noctuidae)

Forewing Length: 14-17mm;
Wingspan: 27-32mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

? July - September (Winter) May - August
(Earliest: 5.6)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Pteridium aquilinum
Dryopteris filix-mas
Salix caprea
Quercus robur

Hedera helix
Digitalis purpurea
Urtica dioica
Malva moschata

Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Betula

Parasitoids:
Campoletis rapax Larva
Therion circumflexum Larva
Eulophus abdominalis Larva
Phryxe nemea Larva

Phryxe vulgaris Larva

Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Many Braconidae Larvae
Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Euplexia lucipara
Euplexia lucipara
Nature Spot: Small Angle Shades - Euplexia lucipara
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Euplexia lucipara
Lepiforum: Euplexia lucipara
Plant Parasites of Europe: Euplexia lucipara

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - September	(Winter)	May - August (Earliest: 5.6)

Biotopes:	Spruce Forest
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Pteridium aquilinum	Dryopteris filix-mas	Salix caprea	Quercus robur
	Hedera helix	Digitalis purpurea	Urtica dioica	Malva moschata
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Betula
Parasitoids:	Campoletis rapax Larva	Therion circumflexum Larva	Eulophus abdominalis Larva	Phryxe nemea Larva
	Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae