Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Mordellistena cattleyana

Mordellistena cattleyana Champion, 1913

on Cattleya

Mordellistena cattleyana on Cattleya labiata

Cattleya labiata: mined lead, lighted from behind (rom von Lengerken).

parasite

Larvae and pupae in the leaves.

host plants

Orchidaceae, monophagous

Cattleya labiata.

distribution within Europe

In greenhouses.

egg, larva, pupa

see von Lengerken.

synonyms

Mordellistena beyrodti von Lengerken, 1922.

references

von Lengerken (1922).

Last modified 6.v.2023