Spilosoma lutea

Spilosoma [Spilarctia] lutea [luteum] (Hufnagel 1766) (Family Erebidae)

Forewing Length: 17-22mm;
Wingspan 28-40 mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

? June - September (Winter) April - August
(Earliest: 10.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Gardens

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Several Rosaceae
Rumex obtusifolius
Urtica dioica
Mentha arvensis

Plantago major
Taraxacum campylodes
Polygonum aviculare
Stellaria media

Sambucus nigra
Quercus robur
Lonicera periclymenum
Populus tremula

Pteridium aquilinum

Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Epilobium
Vicia
Betula

Parasitoids:
Several Tachinidae Larvae

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

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

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - September	(Winter)	April - August (Earliest: 10.6)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Rosaceae	Rumex obtusifolius	Urtica dioica	Mentha arvensis
	Plantago major	Taraxacum campylodes	Polygonum aviculare	Stellaria media
	Sambucus nigra	Quercus robur	Lonicera periclymenum	Populus tremula
	Pteridium aquilinum
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Epilobium	Vicia	Betula
Parasitoids:	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae