Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Craniophora ligustri

Craniophora ligustri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

coronet

on Ligustrum, etc.

Craniophora ligustri

Hoofddorp, 19.v.2013 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Oleaceae, oligophagous

Fraxinus excelsior; Ligustrum ovalifolium, vulgare; Syringa vulgaris.

But also reported from Alnus glutinosa; Corylus avellana; Prunus serotina.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Dolinskaya, Lepiforum.

references

Dolinskaya (2014b), Ebert (ed., 1997b), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Orlova, Fibiger, ao (2006b), Lepiforum (2021), Meijer, Smit, Beukeboom & Schilthuizen (2012a), Stojanović, Ćurčić, Orlović & Galić (2011a), Šumpich (2017a).

Last modified 14.vii.2023