Couple

Forewing Length: 13-16mm;
Wingspan: 18-25mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - October	(Winter)	April - October (Earliest: 2.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Brassicaceae
Food: (Adult)	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar	Veronica chamaedrys Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Nature Spot: Garden Carpet - Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Lepiforum: Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Xanthorhoe fluctuata

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