Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)

pale shoulder

on Malva, etc.

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 8.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde

another specimen

very light specimen

lateral view

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Malvaceae, oligophagous

Alcea biennis, rugosa; Malva moschata, neglecta, sylvestris.

References to Chenopodium; Convolvulus; Trifolium are less likely.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Patočka & Turčáni.

references

Andújar Tomás, Gómez Ladrón de Guevara & Ruano Marco (1985a), Budashkin & Savchuk (2010a), Dapporto (1998a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Huertas Dionísio & Fuentes (2004a), Lepiforum (2021), Patočka & Turčáni (2008b), Tóth, Tóthová & Cagáň (2004a).