Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Perotis lugubris

Perotis lugubris (Fabricius, 1775)

on woody Rosaceae

parasite

The larvae bore in the stems and thick branches.

host plants

Rosaceae, oligophagous

Cotoneaster; Crataegus monogyna; Malus domestica; Prunus armeniaca, avium, cerasus, domestica, mahaleb, persica, spinosa; Pyrus communis.

References to Pistacia are unlikely.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2021).

larva

see Bilý.

synonyms

Aurigena lugubris.

references

Bilý (1999a), Panin, Săvulecu & Ruicănescu (2015a), Sakalian (2003a), Zobar, Kivan, Candar & Yaşasin (2019a).

Last modified 24.iii.2021