Forewing Length: 17-20mm;
Wingspan: 40-44mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - September	(Winter)	April - September (Earliest: 2.6) (2 Generations)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Populus	Salix caprea
Parasitoids:	Ophion luteus Larva	Nilea hortulana Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Acronicta megacephala
Acronicta megacephala
Nature Spot: Poplar Grey - Acronicta megacephala
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Acronicta megacephala
Lepiforum: Acronicta megacephala
Plant Parasites of Europe: Subacronicta megacephala

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