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Forewing Length: 7-8mm;
Wingspan: 14-17mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| June - August | September - April | May - June | May - August (Earliest: 10.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | ||
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Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Flower & Stem Borer) |
Cirsium | ||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
| Possible Predators: |
Several Vespidae |
Several Miridae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Aethes cnicana
Aethes cnicana
Nature Spot:
Aethes cnicana
Lepiforum:
Aethes cnicana
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Aethes cnicana
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