Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Oreina melancholica

Oreina melancholica (Heer, 1845)

on Doronicum

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Doronicum clusii, colunae, glaciale, grandiflorum.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Oreina melanocephala (Duftschmid, 1825).

references

Drovenik (1996a), Kippenberg (2008a), Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Winkelman & Debreuil (2008a) .

Last modified 17.iii.2023