Polia bombycina (Hufnagel 1766) (Family Noctuidae)

Forewing Length: 19-23mm;
Wingspan: 43-52mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 18.6)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)

Calluna vulgaris

Erica tetralix
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Vaccinium
Parasitoids:
Ichneumon extensorius Larva

Ichneumon haemorrhoicus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Polia bombycina
Polia bombycina
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Polia bombycina
Lepiforum: Polia bombycina
Plant Parasites of Europe: Polia bombycina


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