Phlogophora meticulosa (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Noctuidae)


Larva

Forewing Length: 21-25mm;
Wingspan: 45-50mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? All Year
(Earliest: 18.3)
? May - October
(Earliest: 23.3)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Wet Forest

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Most Salix

Betula

Corylus avellana

Quercus robur

Fragaria vesca

Rubus fruticosus

Urtica dioica

Rumex obtusifolius

Stellaria media

Anemone nemorosa

Glebionis segetum

Lamium album
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Prunus

Senecio
Food:
(Adult)

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Microplitis tuberculifer Larva

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Many Tachinidae Larvae
Predators:
Picromerus bidens

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Phlogophora meticulosa
Phlogophora meticulosa
Nature Spot: Angle Shades - Phlogophora meticulosa
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Phlogophora meticulosa
Lepiforum: Phlogophora meticulosa
Plant Parasites of Europe: Phlogophora meticulosa


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