Diacrisia sannio (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Erebidae)


Male

Female

Forewing Length: 19-22m;
Wingspan: 35-50mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? July - May ? June - July
(Earliest: 4.6)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland
Food:
(Larva)

Several Ericaceae

Hieracium umbellatum

Taraxacum campylodes

Rumex acetosella

Epilobium angustifolium

Succisa pratensis
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Plantago

Trifolium

Polygonum
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Diacrisia sannio
Diacrisia sannio
Lepiforum: Diacrisia sannio
Plant Parasites of Europe: Diacrisia sannio


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