Thumatha senex (Hübner 1808) (Family Erebidae)

Forewing Length: 10-11mm;
Wingspan: 15-20mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - August
(Earliest: 24.6)

Biotopes:
Peat Bogs and Mires

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Lichens

Desmococcus
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Thumatha senex
Thumatha senex
Lepiforum: Thumatha senex


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