Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758)
brown-tail moth
on Prunus, etc.
parasite
Larvae communally, freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Acer campestre; Arbutus unedo; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Elaeagnus angustifolia; Fraxinus excelsior; Hippocrepis emerus; Hippophae rhamnoides; Malus domestica; Populus alba; Prunus avium, cerasifera, domestica & subsp. insititia, serotina, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Quercus pubescens, pyrenaica, robur; Rosa rugosa; Rubus fruticosus; Salix pentandra; Sanguisorba minor; Spiraea; Ulmus minor.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
synonyms
Nygmia, Porthetia, phaeorrhoea (Donovan, 1813).
parasitoids, predators
Conomorium patulum; Dibrachys microgastri; Elasmus nudus; Monodontomerus aereus.
references
Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2011a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Heuser & Jöst (1948a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kraus (2000a), Lepiforum (2021), Marabuto & Maravalhas (2008a), Meijer, Smit, Beukeboom & Schilthuizen (2012a).