Adult

Larva

Forewing Length: 28-37mm, Wingspan: 45-65mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Imago
?	August - June	?	July - August (Earliest: 30.7)

Habitat:	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Polygonaceae	Urtica dioica	Plantaginaceae	Sorbus aucuparia
Parasitoids:	Pimpla rufipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Lepidoptera of Belgium: Arctia caja

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