Spilosoma lubricipeda

Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Erebidae)

Couple

Larva

Forewing Length: 18-23mm;
Wingspan 34-48 mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

? July - September
(Earliest: 1.8) (Winter) May - July
(Earliest: 22.5)
September - October

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Spruce Forest Edge
Gardens

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Rumex obtusifolius
Urtica dioica
Plantago major
Rubus idaeus

Taraxacum campylodes
Trifolium repens
Sambucus nigra

Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Cotesia ruficrus Larva
Cotesia tibialis Larva
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Many Braconidae Larvae
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Spilosoma lubricipeda
Spilosoma lubricipeda
Nature Spot: White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda
Lepidoptera and their Ecology: Spilosoma lubricipeda
Lepiforum: Spilosoma lubricipeda
Plant Parasites of Europe: Spilosoma lubricipeda

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - September (Earliest: 1.8)	(Winter)	May - July (Earliest: 22.5) September - October

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Spruce Forest Edge	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Rumex obtusifolius	Urtica dioica	Plantago major	Rubus idaeus
	Taraxacum campylodes	Trifolium repens	Sambucus nigra
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia ruficrus Larva	Cotesia tibialis Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae