Larva

Forewing: 19-23mm;
Wingspan: 35-45mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	April - June (Earliest: 7.5)	?	September - November (Earliest: 15.9)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Wet Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Betula	Corylus avellana	Several Rosaceae	Populus nigra
	Salix caprea	Quercus robur	Acer pseudoplatanus
Parasitoids:	Agrypon flaveolatum Larva	Dusona angustata Larva	Protapanteles fulvipes Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Colotois pennaria
Colotois pennaria
Nature Spot: Feathered Thorn - Colotois pennaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Colotois pennaria
Lepiforum: Colotois pennaria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Colotois pennaria

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