Drymonia melagona [obliterata] (Borkhausen 1790) (Family Notodontidae)

Wingspan: 30-40mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - July
(Earliest: 26.5)
August - September

Biotopes:
Beech Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Fagus sylvatica

Quercus robur
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Betula
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Drymonia obliterata
Lepiforum: Drymonia obliterata
Plant Parasites of Europe: Drymonia melagona


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