Ourapteryx sambucaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

swallow-tailed moth

on shrubs

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Berberis thunbergii; Clematis vitalba; Cornus sanguinea; Hedera helix; Lonicera xylosteum; Populus; Prunus domestica, spoinosa; Ribes; Rosa canina; Salix caprea; Sambucus nigra; Syringa vulgaris; Tilia; Valeriana officinalis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Ebert (ed., 2003a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a).