Cerura vinula (Linnaeus, 1758)

puss moth

on Populus, Salix

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

young larva

later stage

later stage

mature larva

frontaal

parasitised

pupa, being constructed

pupa

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

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).