Pseudoterpna pruinata (Hufnagel 1767) (Family Geometridae)


Larva

Forewing Length: 14-19mm;
Wingspan: 30-35mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? July - June
(Earliest: 4.4)
? May - September
(Earliest: 18.6)
(2 Generations)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Cytisus scoparius

Genista anglica
Parasitoids:
Ophion obscuratus Larva

Theroscopus esenbeckii Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pseudoterpna pruinata
Pseudoterpna pruinata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Pseudoterpna pruinata
Lepiforum: Pseudoterpna pruinata
InsektenBox: Ginster-Grünspanner
Plant Parasites of Europe: Pseudoterpna pruinata


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