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.

references

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