Macaria alternata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

sharp-angled peacock

on trees

Macaria alternata

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).