Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck 1759) (Family Geometridae)

Forewing Length: 12-13mm, Wingspan: 18-22mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? June - July
September
Winter May - June
(Earliest: 9.5)
July - August
(Earliest: 24.7)

Habitat:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Polygonaceae

Rubiaceae

Taraxacum officinale

Glechoma hederacea
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Lepidoptera of Belgium: Xanthorhoe ferrugata


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