Arytinnis proboscidea (Loginova, 1976)

on Adenocarpus

5th instar larva (from Percy)

parasite

First to third instars cream and orange, 4th–5th instars bright green and orange, with or without black tergites. Eggs in developing inflorescences in small clusters on the inner surface of bracts and calices and on the corolla, as well as on the inner surface of petioles in developing leaf buds. Some larvae migrate to the base of the flower or the pedicel, while others congregate on unopened inflorescences or at the base of the stylar tube inside mature flowers.

hostplants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Adenocarpus foliolosus, viscosus.

distribution within Europe

Canary Islands: La Palma, Tenerife.

synonyms

Arytainilla proboscidea.

references

Hodkinson (1960a)m Hodkinson & Hollis (1987a), Percy (2003a).