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Larva |
Forewing Length: Male, 22-26mm, Female 26-31mm;
Wingspan: 40-65mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | June - April (Earliest: 21.8) | April | April - June (Earliest: 10.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Wet Forest |
Wet Meadows |
Heath and Moorland |
Gardens |
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Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Most Ericaceae |
Several Salicaceae |
Betula pendula |
Filipendula ulmaria |
Rubus |
Trifolium pratense |
Vicia cracca |
Geranium sylvaticum | |
Polygonum aviculare | ||||
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae | ||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Macrothylacia rubi
Macrothylacia rubi
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Macrothylacia rubi
Lepiforum:
Macrothylacia rubi
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Macrothylacia rubi
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