Forewing Length: 12-15mm;
Wingspan: 25-30mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	August - May	?	June - September (Earliest: 7.7)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland
Food: (Larva)	Calluna vulgaris	Erica tetralix
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Lycophotia porphyrea
Lycophotia porphyrea
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Lycophotia porphyrea
Lepiforum: Lycophotia porphyrea
Plant Parasites of Europe: Lycophotia porphyrea

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