Botanophila gentianae (Pandellé, 1900)

on Gentiana

cephalic skeleton of 3rd instar larvae (from Dušek)

puparium

parasite

The larvae develop in the ovaries.

host plants

Gentianaceae, monophagous

Gentiana asclepiadea, punctata.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

larva, puparium

described and illustrated by Dušek and de Meijere.

synonyms

Chortophila, Phorbia, gentianae.

references

Dušek (1969a), de Meijere (1947a).