Stemonocera cornuta (Scopoli, 1772)
Eupatorium cannabinum, Belgium, prov. Namur, Jemelle; © Jean-Yves Baugnée
Eupatorium cannabinum, Belgium, prov. Namur, Dinant,Parc National de Furfooz © Carina Van Steenwinkel
larva in the mine
Eupatorium cannabinum, Germany ((Baden-Württemberg), Baden-Weiler
same mine, detail
mine
The mine mine begins as a long, hairlike corridor. The last part of it runs perpendicular to a leaf segment. The part of the leaf that thereby is cut off wilts, and here a large blotch is made. Frass scattered in the mine. Mine practically full-depth, yellowish green to reddish brown, with conspicuous secondary feeding lines. Pupation outside the mine. See also Seidel (1926a) for an extensive description of the mine.
hostplants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Adenostyles alliariae, alpina; Eupatorium cannabinum; Jacobaea vulgaris; Petasites hybridus; Senecio nemorensis & subsp. jacquinianus, ovatus; Tussilago farfara.
phenology
Larven in August-October (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Baugnée, 2009a).
NE Kabos & van Aartsen (1984a) supposed the species to be native in the Netherlands, but this has been refuted (Smit & van Aartsen, 2001a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Germany and Poland to Italy; also Britain and Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
synonyms
Cerajocera, Trypeta, Vidalia cornuta.
references
Baugnée (2006a, 2009a), Beiger (1960a, 1965a, 1970a, 1980a), Buhr (1933a, 1941b, 1964a), Hering (1924b, 1937b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Kabos & van Aartsen (1984a), Leclercq & De Bruyn (1991a), Maček (1999a), Merz & Kofler (2008a), Robbins (1991a, 2007a), Seidel (1926a, 1957a), Skala (1951a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Smit (2010a), Smit & van Aartsen (2001a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a), White (1988a).
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Last modified 22.xi.2017

Eupatorium cannabinum, Belgium, prov. Namur, Jemelle; © Jean-Yves Baugnée

Eupatorium cannabinum, Belgium, prov. Namur, Dinant,Parc National de Furfooz © Carina Van Steenwinkel

larva in the mine

Eupatorium cannabinum, Germany ((Baden-Württemberg), Baden-Weiler

same mine, detail
mine
The mine mine begins as a long, hairlike corridor. The last part of it runs perpendicular to a leaf segment. The part of the leaf that thereby is cut off wilts, and here a large blotch is made. Frass scattered in the mine. Mine practically full-depth, yellowish green to reddish brown, with conspicuous secondary feeding lines. Pupation outside the mine. See also Seidel (1926a) for an extensive description of the mine.
hostplants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Adenostyles alliariae, alpina; Eupatorium cannabinum; Jacobaea vulgaris; Petasites hybridus; Senecio nemorensis & subsp. jacquinianus, ovatus; Tussilago farfara.
phenology
Larven in August-October (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Baugnée, 2009a).
NE Kabos & van Aartsen (1984a) supposed the species to be native in the Netherlands, but this has been refuted (Smit & van Aartsen, 2001a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Germany and Poland to Italy; also Britain and Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
synonyms
Cerajocera, Trypeta, Vidalia cornuta.
references
Baugnée (2006a, 2009a), Beiger (1960a, 1965a, 1970a, 1980a), Buhr (1933a, 1941b, 1964a), Hering (1924b, 1937b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Kabos & van Aartsen (1984a), Leclercq & De Bruyn (1991a), Maček (1999a), Merz & Kofler (2008a), Robbins (1991a, 2007a), Seidel (1926a, 1957a), Skala (1951a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Smit (2010a), Smit & van Aartsen (2001a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a), White (1988a).
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