Mesotype didymata (Linnaeus, 1758)
twin-spot carpet
on herbs
parasite
Larvae in the inflorescence.
host plants
polyphagous
Anemone nemorosa, ranunculoides; Gentiana lutea; Lactuca alpina; Lysimachia; Meum athamanticum; Primula; Rumex acetosella; Sanguisorba officinalis; Saxifraga granulata; Senecio ovatus; Vaccinium myrtillus, uliginosum.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Patočka.
synonyms
Perizoma didymata.
references
Ebert (ed., 2003a), Lepiforum (2021), Patočka (1995a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a) .