Eupithecia icterata (de Villers 1789) (Family Geometridae)


Larva

Forewing Length: 11-13mm;
Wingspan: 20-23mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - October
(Earliest: 19.8)
? May - September
(Earliest: 23.7)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Several Asteraceae
Parasitoids:
Dusona disclusa Larva

Apanteles dorsalis Larva

Microplitis mediator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Eupithecia icterata
Eupithecia icterata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Eupithecia icterata
Lepiforum: Eupithecia icterata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Eupithecia icterata


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