Antitype chi (Linnaeus, 1758)

grey chi

on herbs

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Aquilegia vulgaris; Calluna vulgaris; Centaurea; Epilobium; Galium arenarium; Juncus effusus; Lactuca; Onobrychis viciifolia; Prenanthes purpurea; Rumex acetosella; Scrophularia nodosa; Senecio ovatus; Silene flos-cuculi; Trichophorum cespitosum.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Beshkov (2000b), Calle (1982a), Ebert (ed., 1997b), Koyuncu & Kütük (2025a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (1999a).