Lomaspilis marginata (Linnaeus, 1758)

clouded border

on Populus etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Salicaceae, oligophagous

Populus alba, x canadensis, nigra tremula; Salix alba, aurita, caprea, cinerea & subsp. oleifolia, x fragilis, purpurea, viminalis.

Also reported from Fagus sylvatica; Juglans regia; Quercus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

phenology

Hibernation as pupa.

ei, larva, pupa

see Gomez de Aizpúrua, Lepiforum, Patočka, Pyrgus.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Gomez de Aizpúrua (1987a), Jakšić (2018a), King & González-Estébanez (2015a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a), Patočka (2004a), pyrgus.de (2023).