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.

references

Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2011a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Heuser & Jöst (1948a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kraus (2000a), Lepiforum (2021), Marabuto & Maravalhas (2008a).