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).