Agrochola macilenta (Hübner, 1809)

yellow-line quaker

on broadleaved trees, herbs

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves; younger larvae on the trees, older ones in the herb layer.

host plants

polyphagous

Calluna vulgaris; Carpinus orientalis; Crataegus rhipidophylla; Fagus sylvatica; Hieracium; Plantago; Populus alba, nifra, tremula; Prunus spinosa; Quercus; Ulmus.

phenology

Larvae in early spring,

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Leptologia macilenta.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1997b), Freytag (1996a), Kravchenko, Fibiger, Mooser, ao (2008a), Lepiforum (2021), Wegner (2011a).