Xylocampa areola (Esper 1789) (Family Noctuidae)

Forewing Length: 15-18mm;
Wingspan: 32-40mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? February - May
(Earliest: 25.2)

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

Lonicera periclymenum
Parasitoids:
Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Lepiforum: Xylocampa areola
Plant Parasites of Europe: Xylocampa areola


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