Diaphora mendica (Clerck, 1759)

muslin moth

on dicotyledons

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Centaurea scabiosa; Cirsium; Crataegus monogyna; Galium glaucum, mollugo; Iris pseudacorus; Leontodon hispidus; Plantago media; Rubus idaeus; Rumex; Sambucus nigra; Taraxacum officinale.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Ebert (ed., 1997a), Lepiforum (2021), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).