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.

references

Ebert (ed., 1997b); Lepiforum (2021), Vyšniauskaitė & Tamutis (2012a).