Craspedolepta malachitica (Dahlbom, 1851)

on Artemisia

gall

Oviposition at the inside of the involucrum of the flower heads. Larvae on the young leaves. Univoltine. Hibernation as larvae at the roots.

hostplants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Artemisia absnthium, draccunculus, maritima.

references

Burckhardt (1983a, 2002a), Conci, Rapisarda & Tamanini (1992a), Hellrigl (2004a), Hodkinson (2009a), Hodkinson & White (1979a), Lauterer & Dorow (2010a), Ossiannilsson (1992a), Ouvrard, Burckhardt & Cocquempot (2015a), Seljak (2020a), Serbina, Burckhardt & Borodin (2015a), White & Hodkinson (1982a).