Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

bordered white, pine looper

on Pinus

parasite

Larvae freely on the needles.

host plants

Pinaceae, oligophagous

Pinus nigra, strobus, sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Gomez de Aizpúrua, Lepiforum, Patočka, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Bupalus piniarius.

references

Ebert (ed., 2003a), Gomez de Aizpúrua (1987a), Jakšić (2018a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a), Patočka (2004a), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).