Agapanthia cynarae (Gyllenhal, 1817)
on thistles
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 26.v.2023 © Laurens van der Linde
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parasite
Larvae in the stems.
host plants
Acanthaceae, Asteraceae, polyphagous
Acanthus spinosus; Carduus pycnocephalus; Cirsium; Cynara; Onopordum.
Also mentioned from Aconitum.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
references
González Peña, Vives i Noguera & de Sousa Zuzarte (2007a), Mifsud (2002a), Sláma (1986a, 1998a).