Polia hepatica [trimaculosa] (Clerck 1759) (Family Noctuidae)

Forewing Length: 21-25mm;
Wingspan: 43-52mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May ? May - July
(Earliest: 18.6)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)

Vaccinium myrtillus

Betula pendula

Salix caprea

Crataegus

Lonicera periclymenum
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Polia hepatica
Polia hepatica
Lepiforum: Polia hepatica
Plant Parasites of Europe: Polia hepatica


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