Dysstroma [Chloroclysta] citrata (Linnaeus 1761) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing: 14-19mm;
Wingspan: 25-30mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(Winter) April - June ? May - September
(Earliest: 31.7)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Heath and Moorland

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Vaccinium myrtillus

Calluna vulgaris

Betula pendula

Salix caprea

Fragaria vesca
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Dysstroma citrata
Dysstroma citrata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Chloroclysta citrata
Lepiforum: Dysstroma citrata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Dysstroma citrata


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