Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Epinotia caprana

Epinotia caprana (Fabricius, 1798)

large sallow bell

on Myrica, Salix

parasite

Larvae among spun leaves.

host plants

Myricaceae, Salicaceae, restricted polyphagous

Myrica gale; Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea, repens subsp. rosmarinifolia, vinimalis.

phenology

Univoltine.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni, Swatschek.

synonyms

Epinotia semifuscana (Stephens, 1834).

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Wegner (2010a).

Last modified 24.ii.2023