Macaria signaria (Hübner 1809) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 13-14mm;
Wingspan: 31mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - September (Winter) May - July
(Earliest: 1.6)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Several Pinaceae
Parasitoids:
Cratichneumon culex Larva

Cratichneumon viator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Macaria signaria
Macaria signaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Macaria signaria
Lepiforum: Macaria signaria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Macaria signaria


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