Metendothenia [Hedya] atropunctana (Zetterstedt 1839) (Family Tortricidae)

Forewing Length: 6-7.5mm;
Wingspan: 15mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
July August - October November - April May - June
(Earliest: 25.5)
July - August

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Alnus glutinosa

Betula pendula
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Salix
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Vespidae

Several Miridae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Metendothenia atropunctana
Hedya atropunctana
Lepiforum: Metendothenia atropunctana


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