Clostera pigra (Hufnagel 1766) (Family Notodontidae)


Larva on Salix caprea

On Populus nigra

Forewing Length: 11-14mm;
Wingspan 22-27mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? May - July
September - October
(Earliest: 22.8)
(Winter) April - June
July - September
(Earliest: 31.7)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Salicaceae
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Aleiodes compressor Larva

Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Clostera pigra
Clostera pigra
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Clostera pigra
Lepiforum: Clostera pigra
Plant Parasites of Europe: Clostera pigra


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