Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) (Family Pterophoridae)


Couple

Forewing Length: 12-14mm;
Wingspan: 23-27mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
August - September August - June June - July June - September
(Earliest: 24.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous)

Tanacetum vulgare Stems
Food:
(Adult)

Leucanthemum vulgare Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Gillmeria ochrodactyla
Gillmeria ochrodactyla
Lepiforum: Gillmeria ochrodactyla
Plant Parasites of Europe: Gillmeria ochrodactyla


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