Eupithecia expallidata Doubleday 1856 (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 12-13mm;
Wingspan: 20-24mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - October (Winter) June - August
(Earliest: 21.7)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous)

Solidago virgaurea
Parasitoids:
Casinaria morionella Larva

Dusona disclusa Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Eupithecia expallidata
Eupithecia expallidata
Lepiforum: Eupithecia expallidata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Eupithecia expallidata


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