Asteroscopus sphinx Hufnagel, 1766)

sprawler

on broadleaved trees

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 8.vi.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

another image

Hoofddorp, 30.iii.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre; Carpinus; Corylus avellana; Crataegus; Euonymus japonicus; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Ligustrum vulgare; Lonicera xylosteum; Malus domestica; Populus tremula; Prunus spinosa; Quercus; Salix caprea; Syringa vulgaris; Tilia cordata; Ulmus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Brachionycha sphinx.

references

Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Bouček (1959a), Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1997b), Freytag (1996a), Infusino, Luzzi & Scalercio (2017a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a) Lepiforum (2021), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).