Colour Variants |
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Larva on Carex nigra |
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Colour Variants |
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Larva on Carex nigra |
Forewing Length: 11-12mm;
Wingspan: 20-22mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | July - September (Earliest: 25.6) | (Winter) | May - August (Earliest: 5.6) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Wet Meadows |
Spruce Forest Edge |
|
Food: (Larva) |
Deschampsia cespitosa |
Molinia caerulea |
Carex nigra |
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Many Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Deltote pygarga
Deltote pygarga
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Protodeltote pygarga
Lepiforum:
Deltote pygarga
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Deltote pygarga
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