Stauropus fagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

lobster moth

on Fagus, etc.

Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Meerhout, Alvinnenberg, 28.viii.2014 © Carina Van Steenwinkel: larva

disturbed

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre, obtusifolium; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Crataegus; Fagus sylvatica; Malus; Platanus orientalis; Populus euphratica; Prunus cocomilia, ? domestica, padus, spinosa; Quercus infectoria subsp. veneris, rubra; Salix caprea; Tilia cordata.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Ebert (ed., 1994a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Müller, Kravchenko, Li, ao (2005a), pyrgus.de (2023), Schintlmeister (1987a).