Perizoma alchemillata (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 9-11mm;
Wingspan: 14-18mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? July - September
(Earliest: 6.9)
? May - August
(Earliest: 24.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Galeopsis tetrahit

Lamium purpureum
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Parasitoids:
Triclistus congener Larva

Cotesia sericea Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Perizoma alchemillata
Perizoma alchemillata
Nature Spot: Small Rivulet - Perizoma alchemillata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Perizoma alchemillata
Lepiforum: Perizoma alchemillata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Perizoma alchemillata


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