Hydraecia micacea (Esper, 1789)
potato skin borer, rosy rustic moth
on grasses and herbs
Lysimachia vulgaris, Belgium, prov. Namur, Gerhoeven, de Rammelaers, 5.v.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel; det. Tymo Muus: infested plant
in transparency
opened stem with larvs
larva
parasite
Larvae bore in the stems, sometimes also in the roots; pupation in the soil.
host plants
polyphagous
Allium cepa; Arctium; Atriplex; Beta vulgaris; Carex; Cyperus longus; Elytrigia repens; Equisetum arvense, fluviatile; Filipendula ulmaria; Fragaria ananassa; Glyceria maxima; Humulus lupulus; Iris pseudacorus; Limonium vulgare; Lycopersicon esculentum; Lysimachia vulgaris; Petasites albus; Phalaroides arundinacea; Phragmites australis; Plantago lanceolata, maritima; Polygonum; Raphanus sativus; Rheum rhaponticum; Rumex aquaticus, hydrolapathum, obtusifolius; Salvia pratensis; Solanum tuberosum; Stachys arvensis, sylvatica; Tussilago farfara; Typha latifolia; Zea mays.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as egg
distribution within Europe
references
Beshkov (2000b), Calle (1982a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Huemer & Mayr (1999a), Leblond (2002a), Lepiforum (2021), Šedivý, Born & Vostřel (2005a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).