Idaea ochrata (Scopoli, 1763)

bright wave

on herbs

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 2.vi.2022 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves; possibly the main food item is dead plant material.

host plants

polyphagous

Rumex acetosa, conglomeratus, crispus; Vicia cracca.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Ebert (ed., 2001a), Lepiforum (2021), King & González-Estébanez (2015a), King & Viejo Montesinos (2016a).