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Larva in Rolled Leaf of Salix cinerea |
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Larva in Rolled Leaf of Salix cinerea |
Forewing Length: 5.5-7mm;
Wingspan 12-15mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | April - June (Earliest: 15.7) | May - June | June - July (Earliest: 30.6) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Wet Forest | |
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Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Most Salix | ||
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Food: (Adult) |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Campoplex difformis Larva | ||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
| Possible Predators: |
Several Vespidae |
Several Miridae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Epinotia cruciana
Epinotia cruciana
Nature Spot:
Willow Tortrix - Epinotia cruciana
Lepiforum:
Epinotia cruciana
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Epinotia cruciana
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