Trachys problematicus Oberberger, 1918
occupied mine (from Kwast)
mine
Full depth, transparant blotch. Oviposition site covered by a shining black drop of hardened secretion. Frass in granules or thread fragments. Pupation in the mine, pupa not in a cocoon.
host plants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Stachys annua, germanica, recta.
S. recta seems the most important host plant). Bilý (2002a) also mentions Mentha, but this may be due to confusion with T. scrobiculatus.
phenology
Larvae in June-July (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
NE recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007), but there are no Dutch records to support this.
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
From Germany to Russia and Bulgaria (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
larva
Described by von Frauenfeld (1864a, as T. pumila).
pupa
von Frauenfeld (1864a).
synonyms
Trachys problematica.
notes
Also on Stachys mines Trachys quercicola, and Hering (1957a) suggests that the two might have a subspecific relationship. The distribution patterns certainly supports Hering’s idea, but the Fauna Europaea (2007) treats them as two independent species.
references
Beiger (1960a, 1979a), Bilý (2002a), Brechtel & Kostenbader (2002a), von Frauenfeld (1864a), Gottwald & Hornburg (2004a), Hering (1930a,b, 1957a), Kwast (2013a), Panin, Săvulecu & Ruicănescu (2015a).