Aglia tau (Linnaeus, 1758)

tau emperor

on beech, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer pseudoplatanus; Alnus incana; Betula pendula; Corylus; Crataegus; Daphne mezereum; Fagus sylvatica; Malus domestica; Ostrya carpinifolia; Prunus avium; Quercus pubescens, robur; Salix caprea; Sorbus ? aucuparia; Tilia cordata, platyphyllos.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Beere ao, Lepiforum.

references

Beeke, Brosch, Lampe & Nässig (2000a), Bertaccini (2008a), Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Martínez Fernández, Pino Pérez, Camaño Portela & Pino Pérez (2008a).