Forewing Length: 5-7mm;
Wingspan: 10-15mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - July (Earliest: 27.4) August - May	May - August	May - September (Earliest: 3.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Urtica dioica
Food: (Adult)	Several Apiaceae Nectar	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Ranunculus acris Nectar	Ranunculus repens Nectar
	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar	Mentha suaveolens Nectar	Geranium sylvaticum Nectar
	Calystegia sepium Nectar	Alliaria petiolata Nectar	Rubus fruticosus Nectar	Sambucus nigra Nectar
	Viburnum opulus Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Anthophila fabriciana
Anthophila fabriciana
Nature Spot: Nettle-tap - Anthophila fabriciana
Lepiforum: Anthophila fabriciana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Anthophila fabriciana

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