Ocnogyna baetica (Rambur, 1836)

on herbs

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves. During the autumn and part of the winter they live in large groups in extensive communal webs; after the winter the last instar larvae live solitarily.

host plants

polyphagous

Asphodelus ramosus; Borago officinalis; Calendula; Chrysanthemum; Crepis; Diplotaxis; Drimia maritima; Ecballium; Erodium ciconium; Galactites tomentosus; Leontodon; Malva sylvestris; Medicago sativa; Mercurialis annua; Onopordum; Plantago; Rosmarinus; Senecio vulgaris; Silybum marianum; Sonchus; Vicia faba; Vitis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus, Templado & Ortiz.

synonyms

Ocnogyna baeticum.

references

Dobado (2019a), Lepiforum (2021), Marabuto (2018a), pyrgus.de (2023), Templado & Ortiz (1984a), del Tío & Ocete (1996a), Torres Vila & Bueno Martínez (2012a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).