Depressaria pulcherrimella Stainton 1849 (Family Elachistidae)

Forewing Length: 8-10mm;
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? May - June June - July July - September
(Earliest: 4.8)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Daucus carota

Meum athamanticum
Parasitoids:
Hormius piciventris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Depressaria pulcherrimella
Depressaria pulcherrimella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Depressaria pulcherrimella


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