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Larva on Urtica dioica |
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Larva on Urtica dioica |
Forewing Length: 15-17mm;
Wingspan: 26-40mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | September - June (Earliest: 12.6) | June | June - September (Earliest: 8.7) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows | |||
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Principal Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Urtica dioica | |||
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Other Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Filipendula ulmaria |
Chenopodium album | ||
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Food: (Adult) |
Tanacetum vulgare Nectar | |||
| Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larva |
Protapanteles fulvipes Larva |
Protapanteles pallipes Larva |
Phryxe nemea Larva |
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Braconidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Patania ruralis
Pleuroptya ruralis
Nature Spot:
Mother Of Pearl - Pleuroptya ruralis
Lepiforum:
Patania ruralis
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Pleuroptya ruralis
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