Abia nitens (Linnaeus, 1758)
orange-horned scabious sawfly
on Caprifoliaceae
Succisa pratensis, Belgium, prov. prov. Namur, Doische, Matagne-la-Grande, 27.ix.2014 © Stéphane Claerebout
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larva, frontal
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, oligophagous
Dipsacus fullonum, laciniatus, sativus; Knautia arvensis, godetii, maxima; Scabiosa ochroleuca; Succisa pratensis.
References to Fragaria have been shown to be incorrect.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Liston, Mutanen, Heidemaa, ao (2022a) argued that A. nitens is the correct nam of what up till then was indicated as Abia sericea (Linnaeus, 1767).
references
Gyurkovics & Haris (2012a), Harizanova, Stoeva & Rector (2012a), Liston, Mutanen, Heidemaa, ao (2022a), Liston, Savina, Nagy, ao (2014a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Savina & Liston (2009a), Schwarz (2000a), Taeger (1998a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).