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Forewing Length: 14-16mm;
Wingspan: 28-32mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | May - July September | ? | March - August (Earliest: 7.5) (3 Generations) |
| Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Peat Bogs and Mires | |
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Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Calluna vulgaris |
Erica tetralix | |
| Parasitoids: |
Dusona angustata Larva | ||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Lepiforum:
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Pachycnemia hippocastanaria
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