Pennisetia hylaeiformis (Laspeyres 1801) (Family Sesiidae)

Wingspan: 22-32mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May ? July - August
(Earliest: 8.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Stem Borer)

Rubus
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pennisetia hylaeiformis
Pennisetia hylaeiformis
Lepiforum: Pennisetia hylaeiformis
Plant Parasites of Europe: Pennisetia hylaeiformis


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