Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841
on Scabiosa
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 5.vi.2018 © Laurens van der Linde
gall
fusiform swelling of the peduncle, up to 4 mm long and often purplish-red in colour.
hostplants
Caprifoliaceae, oligophagous
Scabiosa canescens, columbaria, ochroleuca, triandra; Sixalix atropurpurea.
References to Lomelosia rutifolia (Pycnocomon rutifolium) by Huertas Dionisio probably concern Alucita palodactyla.
synonyms
Orneodes grammodactyla.
references
Buhr (1965a), Fazekas (2010a), Houard (1909a), Huertas Dionisio (2002a, 2007a), Langohr (1975a), Roskam (2009a), Szőcs (1977a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).