Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767)

purple thorn

on broadleaved trees

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Alnus glutinosa, incana; Betula pendula, pubescens; Corylus avellana; Crataegus; Frangula alnus; Fraxinus excelsior; Lonicera; Malus; Prunus spinosa; Quercus petraea, robur, rubra; Rosa; Rubus idaeus; Salix alba, caprea; Tilia.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Ebert (ed., 2003a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).