Lymantria monacha

Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Erebidae)

Male

Forewing Length: Male 18-20mm, Female 20-28mm;
Wingspan: 30-50mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

(Winter) April - June ? July - August
(Earliest: 17.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Spruce Forest
Beech Forest
Wet Forest

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Several Pinaceae
Quercus robur
Alnus glutinosa
Populus tremula

Crataegus
Fraxinus excelsior

Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Salix
Betula

Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Cotesia glomerata Larva
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Many Braconidae Larvae
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Lymantria monacha
Lymantria monacha
Nature Spot: Black Arches - Lymantria monacha
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Lymantria monacha
Lepiforum: Lymantria monacha
Plant Parasites of Europe: Lymantria monacha

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	April - June	?	July - August (Earliest: 17.7)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Spruce Forest	Beech Forest	Wet Forest
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Pinaceae	Quercus robur	Alnus glutinosa	Populus tremula
	Crataegus	Fraxinus excelsior
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Salix	Betula
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia glomerata Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae