Epinotia maculana (Fabricius, 1775)
dark aspen bell
on Populus
parasite
Larva in a leaf rolled with silk. Pupation in a cocoon in the litter.
host plants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Populus tremula.
phenology
Univoltine.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body greenish white; hed dark brown; prothoracic plate yellowish brown; anal plate concolorous with body; pinacula pale (Swatschek).
synonyms
Epinotia, Epiblema, ophthalmicana (Hübner, 1799).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).