Selidosema brunnearia (de Villers, 1789)

bordered grey

on Cytisus, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Fabaceae, oligophagous

Cytisus scoparius; Genista anglica, tinctoria; Lembotropis nigricans; Lotus corniculatus; Medicago falcata; Securigera varia.

But also Artemisia; Calluna vulgaris; Galium mollugo; Sanguisorba minor.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Wegner.

synonyms

Selidosema brunnearium.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Erlacher (1998a), Lepiforum (2021), Wegner (2013b), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).