Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus 1767) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 12-14mm;
Wingspan: 22-28mm
Non-resident migrant
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? August - November
(Earliest: 27.8)

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

Polygonum aviculare
Food:
(Adult)

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:
Alcima orbitale Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Rhodometra sacraria
Rhodometra sacraria
Nature Spot: The Vestal - Rhodometra sacraria
Lepidoptera and their Ecology: Rhodometra sacraria
Lepiforum: Rhodometra sacraria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Rhodometra sacraria


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