Allophyes oxyacanthae (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Noctuidae)


Larva on Crataegus

Forewing Length: 17-20mm;
Wingspan: 35-45mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(Winter) April - June
(Earliest: 23.5)
? September -
November
(Earliest: 18.9)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Several Rosaceae
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Microplitis spinolae Larva

Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Allophyes oxyacanthae
Allophyes oxyacanthae
Nature Spot: Green-brindled Crescent - Allophyes oxyacanthae
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Allophyes oxyacanthae
Lepiforum: Allophyes oxyacanthae
Plant Parasites of Europe: Allophyes oxyacanthae


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