Orthosia cerasi (Fabricius, 1775)

common quaker

on broadleaved trees

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre, monspessulanum, platanoides, pseudoplatanus; Arbutus unedo; Betula; Carpinus betulus; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Fagus sylvatica; Populus gileadensis, tremula; Prunus avium, domestica, serotina, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Quercus faginea, ilex, petraea, robur, rubra, suber; Rubus idaeus; Salix alba, caprea, x fragilis; Sambucus nigra; Tilia; Ulmus minor; Vaccinium myrtillus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Dolinskaya, Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Orthosia, Taeniocampa, stabilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).

parasitoids, predators

Eulophus larvarum, ramicornis; Perilampus ruficornis.

references

Andújar Tomás, Gómez Ladrón de Guevara & Ruano Marco (1985a), Bouček (1956a, 1959a), Dapporto (1998a), Dobado (2020a), Dolinskaya (2010a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Hausmann & Scalercio (2016a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Fibiger, Mooser, ao (2007a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2002a), Pyrgus (2021), Meijer, Smit, Beukeboom & Schilthuizen (2012a), Stojanović, Ćurčić, Orlović & Galić (2011a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a). Wirooks & Theissen (1999a, Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).