Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cerura vinula

Cerura vinula (Linnaeus, 1758)

puss moth

on Populus, Salix

Cerura vinula larva

Haarlemmermeer, 12.vii.2017 © Laurens van der Linde: young larvae

Cerura vinula larva

young larva

Cerura vinula larva

later stage

Cerura vinula larva

later stage

Cerura vinula larva

mature larva

Cerura vinula larva

frontaal

Cerura vinula larva

parasitised

Cerura vinula pupa

pupa, being constructed

Cerura vinula pupa

pupa

Cerura vinula

Haarlemmermeer, 9.v.2018 © Laurens van der Linde

Cerura vinula

lateral

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Salicaceae, oligophagous

Populus alba, x canadensis, nigra, tremula; Salix amplexicaulis, appendiculata, aurita, caprea, cinerea, x fragilis, purpurea.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Eitschberger, Lepiforum.

parasitoids, predators

Pteromalus bifoveolatus.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Eitschberger (2008a), Lepiforum (2021), Müller, Kravchenko, Li, ao (2005a), Roskam (2019a), Schintlmeister (1987a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).

Last modified 3.ix.2023