Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Angerona prunaria

Angerona prunaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

orange moth

on deciduous trees

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre; Alnus; Betula; Calluna; Carpinus; Clematis; Cornus mas, sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Crataegus; Cytisus scoparius; Frangula;Genista; Ligustrum vulgare; Lonicera xylosteum; Populus tremula; Prunus avium, domestica, spinosa; Quercus; Ribes rubrum, uva-crispa; Rubus idaeus; Salix caprea; Sambucus nigra; Solidago; Ulmus; Vaccinium myrtillus; Viburnum.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Cifuentes & Alcobendas (2008a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Manceñido-González (2022a), pyrgus.de (2023).

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