Diphyus palliatorius (Gravenhorst 1829) (Family Ichneumonidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 12-16mm, Female 11-15mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 19.4)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Aglais urticae

Vanessa atalanta

Several Noctuidae

Atolmis rubricollis

Laothoe populi Larva

Sphinx pinastri
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Other Noctuidae

Saturniidae Larvae

Other Sphingidae
Food:
(Adult)

Angelica sylvestris Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar


Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2009 J.K. Lindsey

Caution

Back to Ecology of Commanster