Acontia candefacta (Hübner, 1831)

olive-shaded bird-dropping moth

on Ambrosia

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Ambrosia artemisiifolia.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Tarachidia candefacta.

notes

North American species, introduced into Europe for the biological control of the equally North American ambrosia.

references

Lepiforum (2021), Manci, Sitar, Corduneanu & Balan (2015a), Stojanović, Vajgand, Radović, ao (2017a), Székely, Dincă & Juhász (2011a).