Forewing Length: 19-23mm;
Wingspan: 35-45mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
April	May - June	(Winter)	March - May (Earliest: 11.4)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Wet Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Rosaceae	Most Salicaceae	Alnus glutinosa	Betula
	Fagus sylvatica	Quercus robur	Frangula alnus	Vaccinium myrtillus
	Rumex crispus
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Earinus elator Larva	Protapanteles formosus Larva	Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Lycia hirtaria
Lycia hirtaria
Nature Spot: Brindled Beauty - Lycia hirtaria
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Lycia hirtaria
Lepiforum: Lycia hirtaria
Plant Parasites of Europe: Lycia hirtaria

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