Larvae on Quercus robur On Epilobium angustifolium

Forewing Length: 22-26mm;
Wingspan: 42-55mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - October (Earliest: 28.7)	(Winter)	April - August (Earliest: 25.5)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Rosaceae	Alnus glutinosa	Corylus avellana	Populus
	Salix caprea	Fagus sylvatica	Quercus robur	Acer pseudoplatanus
	Aesculus hippocastanum	Epilobium angustifolium
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Betula
Parasitoids:	Enicospilus ramidulus Larva	Pimpla rufipes Larva	Cotesia tibialis Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Phalera bucephala
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Nature Spot: Buff-tip - Phalera bucephala
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Phalera bucephala
Lepiforum: Phalera bucephala
Plant Parasites of Europe: Phalera bucephala

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