Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Hemithea aestivaria

Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789)

common emerald

on broadleaved trees

Hemithea aestivaria on Rosa, larva

Rosa, Belgium, prov Namur, Viroinval, Les Rivelottes et le Gay, 10.v.2014 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

Hemithea aestivaria

Hoofddorp, 23.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre; Alnus; Betula; Clematis vitalba; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Crataegus monogyna; Lonicera periclymenum, xylosteum; Prunus padus, serotina, spinosa; Quercus robur; Rhamnus; Ribes rubrum; Rosa canina; Salix caprea; Sorbus aucuparia; Tilia.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2001a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a), Nowakowska & Halarewicz (2006a), Peslier (2008b), pyrgus.de (2023.

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