Cosmia trapezina

Cosmia trapezina (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Noctuidae)

Larva

Forewing Length: 13-16mm;
Wingspan: 25-33mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

(Winter) April - June
(Earliest: 29.5) ? June - September
(Earliest: 23.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Beech Forest
Gardens

Food:
(Larva)
Several Rosaceae
Fagus sylvatica
Quercus robur
Populus tremula

Salix caprea
Corylus avellana
Acer pseudoplatanus
Cytisus scoparius

Ilex aquifolium

Possible Food:
(Larva)
Betula

Parasitoids:
Pimpla rufipes Larva
Meteorus ictericus Larva
Several Tachinidae Larvae

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

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Cosmia trapezina
Cosmia trapezina
Nature Spot: The Dun-bar - Cosmia trapezina
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Cosmia trapezina
Lepiforum: Cosmia trapezina
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cosmia trapezina

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(Winter)	April - June (Earliest: 29.5)	?	June - September (Earliest: 23.7)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva)	Several Rosaceae	Fagus sylvatica	Quercus robur	Populus tremula
	Salix caprea	Corylus avellana	Acer pseudoplatanus	Cytisus scoparius
	Ilex aquifolium
Possible Food: (Larva)	Betula
Parasitoids:	Pimpla rufipes Larva	Meteorus ictericus Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae