Tyta luctuosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

the four-spotted

on Convolvulus, etc.

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 20.vi.2018 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Convolvulaceae, oligophagous

Calystegia; Convolvulus arvensis.

? Occasionally, ? in captivity Linum; Malva; Plantago.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Dolinskaya, Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Andújar Tomás, Gómez Ladrón de Guevara & Ruano Marco (1985a), Dapporto (1998a), Dolinskaya (2014b), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Huertas Dionísio & Fuentes (2004a), Jakšić (2018a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Müller, Orlova & Seplyarskaya (2004a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Rosenthal, Clement, Hostettler & Mimmocchi (1988a), Savchuk & Kajgorodova (2013a), Tóth, Tóthová & Cagáň (2004a).