Male	Female
Larva on Crataegus (11.5.18)	Larva (4.7.16)

Larva (18.3.21)

Forewing Length: 25-34mm;
Wingspan: 45-75mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	August - June (Earliest: 18.3)	(Winter)	June - September (Earliest: 3.7)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Spruce Forest Edge	Gardens
Food: (Larva)	Calluna vulgaris	Vaccinium myrtillus	Several Rosaceae	Populus tremula
	Salix cinerea	Corylus avellana	Cytisus scoparius	Hedera helix
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Lasiocampa quercus
Lasiocampa quercus
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Lasiocampa quercus
Lepiforum: Lasiocampa quercus
Plant Parasites of Europe: Lasiocampa quercus

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