Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus, 1758)

small lappet moth

on broadleaved trees

Belgium, prov. Namur, Rochefort, 3.v.2014 © Carina Vansteenwinkel

Belgium, prov. Luxembourg, Durbuy, 8.vi.2014 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Betula; Corylus; Crataegus; Frangula alnus; Malus domestica; Prunus persica, spinosa; Salix caprea; Sorbus aucuparia.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Ebert (ed., 1994a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Rosenbauer, Heinecke, Boczki & Kostewitz (2015a).