Trichopteryx carpinata (Borkhausen 1794) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 13-18mm;
Wingspan: 30-34mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? May - July (Winter) March - May
(Earliest: 24.3)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Forest
Food:
(Larva)

Alnus glutinosa

Betula pendula

Salix caprea

Lonicera periclymenum
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Trichopteryx carpinata
Trichopteryx carpinata
Nature Spot: Early Tooth-striped - Trichopteryx carpinata
Lepiforum: Trichopteryx carpinata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Trichopteryx carpinata


Pictures © 2003 J.K. Lindsey, 2014 R. Thunus

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