Strongylogaster multifasciata (Geoffroy, 1785)
on ferns
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves.
host plants
narrowly polyphagous
Dryopteris filix-mas; Onoclea struthiopteris; Polystichum; Pteridium aquilinum.
Macek found the larva exclusively on Pteridium aquilinum.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Macek.
synonyms
Strongylogaster lineata (Christ, 1791).
notes
Prior to their pupation the fully grown, green larvae make stellate gallery systems in the bark of pines (Schedl, 1980b).
references
Aguiar, Cravo & Gonçalves (2017a), Beneš & Holuša (2015a), Benson (1961a), Berland (1947a), Haris (2012a, 2018a), Hoop (1983a), Macek (2010a, 2012c), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Liston, Jacobs & Prous (2015a), Liston & Späth (2008a), Mol (2021a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schedl (1980b, 1987a), Schwarz (2005a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a), Zombori (1976a).