Diaphora mendica

Diaphora mendica (Clerck 1759) (Family Erebidae)

Male

Female

Forewing Length: 14-19mm;
Wingspan: 28-38mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

? June - September
(Earliest: 24.6) (Winter) April - June
(Earliest: 1.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Hedge Rows

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Senecio nemorensis
Lamium purpureum
Stachys sylvatica
Rumex crispus

Rumex obtusifolius
Stellaria media
Taraxacum campylodes
Chenopodium album

Epilobium angustifolium
Plantago major
Urtica dioica

Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Galeopsis
Trifolium

Parasitoids:
Pimpla rufipes Larva
Cotesia tibialis Larva
Carcelia lucorum Larva

Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Many Braconidae Larvae
Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Diaphora mendica
Diaphora mendica
Nature Spot: Muslin Moth - Diaphora mendica
Lepiforum: Diaphora mendica
Plant Parasites of Europe: Diaphora mendica

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - September (Earliest: 24.6)	(Winter)	April - June (Earliest: 1.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Senecio nemorensis	Lamium purpureum	Stachys sylvatica	Rumex crispus
	Rumex obtusifolius	Stellaria media	Taraxacum campylodes	Chenopodium album
	Epilobium angustifolium	Plantago major	Urtica dioica
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Galeopsis	Trifolium
Parasitoids:	Pimpla rufipes Larva	Cotesia tibialis Larva	Carcelia lucorum Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae