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Cymatophorina diluta

Oak lutestring

Description

Wingspan 33-35 mm, ground colour grey-brownish with two darker brown stripes in central part of forewings. Larva 30-35 mm in length, dull greenish-whitish-yellowish, dorsal line darker, head and spiracles black. Lateral line little paler. Larva feeds on Quercus spp., on low and bushy trees, hibernation as egg. Margins of warm oak stands, forest steppes. In south of Europe, not rare.

Symptom

Larva 30-35 mm in length, dull greenish-whitish-yellowish, dorsal line darker, head and spiracles black.

Tree Species: Oak

Part of a plant- attacked: Leaf / Needle

Pest significance: Less harmful

Pest Category: Insects

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes