Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841

on Scabiosa

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).