Agrochola litura (Linnaeus, 1758)


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Host plants:
The caterpillar lives polyphagous on grasses, herbs and low shrubs. I found the young caterpillars in April 2010 in a grassland on the eastern Swabian Alb on freshly sprouting grasses on rocks.

Habitat:
Agrochola litura occurs in many habitats both in open areas and in forest fringes. Agrochola litura is regularly found in limestone grasslands with partly higher growing structures.

Life cycle:
The egg hibernates and the caterpillar lives from April to early June. The pupa aestivates and the adults fly in early autumn from late August to October.

Remarks:
Agrochola litura is widespread in Europe and Western Asia.



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