Ametastegia equiseti (Fallén, 1808)
on herbs
Rumex acetosa, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Chimay, Forge Jean-Petit, 15.x.2014 © Stéphane Claerebout
larva, dorsal
and frontal
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves.
host plants
Polygonaceae, etc.
Fagopyrum; Fallopia convolvulus; Persicaria maculosa; Polygonum aviculare; Rheum rhabarbarum; Rumex acetosa, acetosella, crispus, longifolius.
Records of non-Polygonaceae, like Chenopodium album; Lythrum salicaria; Plantago; Solanum dulcamara, tuberosum; Vicia are possibly exceptional, or erroneous.
distribution within Europe
references
Balázs & Haris (2019a), Beneš & Holuša (2015a), Haris (2012a, 2018a), Hoop (1983a), Macek (2012c), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).