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).