Macaria alternata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
sharp-angled peacock
on trees
Hoofddorp, 4.vi.2017 © Laurens van der Linde
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Alnus; Betula pendula; Crataegus; Fagus; Frangula alnus; Galium; Hippophae rhamnoides; Malus; ? Pinus; Populus; Prunus padus, spinosa; Quercus robur; Rhamnus; Salix caprea, purpurea.
phenology
Bivoltine.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
phenology
Hibernation as pupa.
ei, larva, pupa
see Gomez de Aizpúrua, Lepiforum, Patočka, Pyrgus.
synonyms
Semiothisa alternaria (Hübner, 1809).
references
Cifuentes & Alcobendas (2008a), Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Gomez de Aizpúrua (1987a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a), Nunes (2021a), Patočka (2004a), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).