Alucita huebneri Wallengren, 1859
on Scabiosa
parasite
The larva lives inside the flower, feeding on the developing seeds. Houard, who states that the larva is responsible for dark red, fleshy swellings of the stem probably was mistaken with A. grammodactyla.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, monophagous
Scabiosa canescens, columbaria, ochroleuca.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Orneodes huebneri.
references
Béguinot (2002f, 2006b), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Fazekas (2010a), Houard (1909a [“hübneri”]), Szőcs (1977a).