Male	Female
Larva on Fagus sylvatica	On Crataegus

Male Forewing Length: 13-16mm;
Wingspan: 22-28mm;
Female Wingless

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	March - July (Earliest: 25.4)	June - October	October - February (Earliest: 7.11)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Wet Forest	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Rosaceae	Fagus sylvatica	Quercus robur	Betula
	Corylus avellana	Acer pseudoplatanus	Calluna vulgaris
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Salix
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Eulophus abdominalis Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Predators:	Philonthus decorus

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Operophtera brumata
Operophtera brumata
Nature Spot: Winter Moth - Operophtera brumata
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Operophtera brumata
Lepiforum: Operophtera brumata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Operophtera brumata

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