Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)

sorcerer, eastern alchymist, sweet potato leaf worm

on Calystegia, etc.

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 3.ix.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

disturbed

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Convolvulaceae, oligophagous

Calystegia sepium, silvatica; Convolvulus arvensis; Ipomoea batatas, pes-caprae.

Also mentioned from Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae).

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Bobits & Zechmeister (2012a), Bury (2015a), Dapporto (1998a), Kaya, Can Cengiz, Çalişkan & Çalişkan (2016a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Müller, Orlova & Seplyarskaya (2004a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).