Larva

Forewing Length: 17-22mm;
Wingspan: 40-50mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	April - July (Earliest: 18.8)	July - August	August - November

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Asteraceae	Rumex obtusifolius	Epilobium angustifolium	Campanula rotundifolia
	Digitalis purpurea	Lonicera periclymenum
Possible Food: (Larva)	Plantago	Mentha
Parasitoids:	Microplitis mediator Larva	Microplitis tuberculifer Larva	Phryxe nemea Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Polymixis flavicincta
Polymixis flavicincta
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Polymixis flavicincta
Lepiforum: Polymixis flavicincta
Plant Parasites of Europe: Polymixis flavicincta

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