Zeuzera pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761)

leopard moth

on broadleaved trees

parasite

Larvae bore in the stem and thick branches.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer pseudoplatanus, saccharinum; Aesculus hippocastanum; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Citrus limon; Corylus avellana; Crataegus; Cydonia oblonga; Fagus sylvatica; Ficus carica; Frangula alnus; Fraxinus excelsior; Hippophae rhamnoides; Ilex aquifolium; Juglans regia; Ligustrum vulgare; Liriodendron; Lonicera; Magnolia; Mahonia; Malus domestica; Mespilus germanica; Olea europaea; Paulownia; Platanus; Populus x canadensis, tremula; Prunus armeniaca, avium, domestica, dulcis, padus, persica’ Punica; Pyrus communis; Quercus robur; Rhododendron; Rhus typhina; Ribes nigrum, uva-crispa; Rubus idaeus; Salix; Sambucus; Sorbus aucuparia; Spiraea; Syringa vulgaris; Tamarix; Tilia; Ulmus; Viburnum lantana; Viscum album & subsp. austriacum; Vitis vinifera.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Corley (2005a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kutinkova, Andreev & Arnaoudov (2006a), Lepiforum (2021).