Male |
Female |
Larva
|
Male |
Female |
Forewing Length: 17-20mm;
Wingspan: 32-38mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| May - July | August - May (Earliest: 6.5) | April - June | May - July
(Earliest: 15.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Spruce Forest Edge | ||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Plantago |
Erica tetralix |
Vaccinium myrtillus |
Senecio vulgaris |
Taraxacum campylodes |
Rumex obtusifolius | |||
|
Possible Food: (Larva) |
Polygonaceae |
Betula | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Ichneumon insidiosus Larva |
Several Tachinidae Larvae | ||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Parasemia plantaginis
Parasemia plantaginis
Lepiforum:
Arctia plantaginis
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Parasemia plantaginis
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