Autographa bractea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
gold spangle
on herbs
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Adenostyles; Anthriscus sylvestris; Cirsium oleraceum; Crepis; Eupatorium cannabinum; Glechoma hederacea; Hieracium; Lamium album; Leontodon; Lonicera periclymenum; Picris; Pilosella officinarum; Plantago lanceolata; Rumex; Senecio vulgaris; Serratula tinctoria; Stachys alpina; Taraxacum officinale; Tussilago farfara; Urtica dioica.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Patočka.
references
Ebert (ed., 1997b), Lepiforum (2021), Patočka (1996c), Vyšniauskaitė & Tamutis (2012a).