Forewing Length: 17-22mm;
Wingspan: 35-40mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - September	(Winter)	April - August (Earliest: 10.5) (2 Generations)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Most Betulaceae	Several Rosaceae	Several Salicaceae	Fagus sylvatica
	Quercus robur
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Pales pavida Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae
Predators:	Ammophila sabulosa

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Ptilodon capucina
Ptilodon capucina
Nature Spot: Coxcomb Prominent - Ptilodon capucina
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Ptilodon capucina
Lepiforum: Ptilodon capucina
Plant Parasites of Europe: Ptilodon capucina

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