On Dactylorhiza maculata |
Larva |
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On Dactylorhiza maculata |
Larva |
Forewing Length: 10-12mm;
Wingspan: 20-22mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | April - October (Earliest: 11.9) | (Winter) | April - October
(Earliest: 12.6) (Two Generations) |
| Biotopes: |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Heath and Moorland | ||
|
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Calluna vulgaris |
Erica tetralix | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Cotesia salebrosa Larva |
Cotesia tibialis Larva |
Phryxe vulgaris Larva |
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Many Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Anarta myrtilli
Anarta myrtilli
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Anarta myrtilli
Lepiforum:
Anarta myrtilli
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Anarta myrtilli
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