Pleurota bicostella (Clerck 1759) (Family Oecophoridae)

Forewing Length: 7.5-11mm;
Wingspan: 24mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? September - May May - June May - July
(Earliest: 29.5)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland
Food:
(Larva)

Erica tetralix
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pleurota bicostella
Pleurota bicostella
Lepiforum: Pleurota bicostella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Pleurota bicostella


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