Ptilodon capucina (Linnaeus, 1758)

coxcomb prominent

on broadleaved trees

Ptilodon capucina larva

Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Retie, Prinsenpark, 23.ix.2016 © Carina Van Steenwinkel: larva, disturbed

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Alnus glutinosa, incana; Betula pendula; Corylus avellana; Fagus sylvatica; Populus nigra, tremula; Quercus petraea; Salix alba, caprea, purpurea; Sorbus aucuparia; Tilia cordata.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Lophopteryx camelina (Linnaeus,1758).

parasitoids, predators

Eulophus larvarum, ramicornis.

references

Bouček (1959a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Schintlmeister (1987a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).