Perconia strigillaria (Hübner 1787) (Family Geometridae)


Male

Forewing Length: 15-20mm;
Wingspan: 36-41mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May ? May - July
(Earliest: 23.5)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Calluna vulgaris

Erica tetralix

Cytisus scoparius

Genista anglica
Parasitoids:
Hoplismenus axillatorius Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Perconia strigillaria
Perconia strigillaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Perconia strigillaria
Lepiforum: Perconia strigillaria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Perconia strigillaria


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