Larva on Sambucus nigra

Forewing Length: 22-30mm;
Wingspan: 40-50mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	August - June (Earliest: 3.6)	?	June - July (Earliest: 27.6)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Crataegus	Prunus spinosa	Sambucus	Salix caprea
	Aesculus hippocastanum	Lonicera periclymenum	Hedera helix
Parasitoids:	Protapanteles formosus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Ourapteryx sambucaria
Ourapteryx sambucaria
Nature Spot: Swallow-tailed Moth - Ourapteryx sambucaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Ourapteryx sambucaria
Lepiforum: Ourapteryx sambucaria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Ourapteryx sambucaria

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