Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen 1789) (Family Sesiidae)

Forewing Length: 9-11mm;
Wingspan: 18-26mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May ? May - August
(Earliest: 16.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Wood Borer)

Several Rosaceae
Food:
(Adult)

Galium aparine Pollen
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Bracon triangularis Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Synanthedon myopaeformis
Synanthedon myopaeformis
Lepiforum: Synanthedon myopaeformis
Plant Parasites of Europe: Synanthedon myopaeformis


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