Iris pseudacorus, Belgium, prov. Flemish Brabant, Malderen, Lippelo © Ruben Meert

larva

mine

Irregular, interparenchymatous corridor, sides untidily scalloped out, later a blotch. Frass granular, brown, in corners of the mine. After some time the larve continues as a stem borer.

host plants

Polyphagous

Iris pseudacorus; Scirpus; Sparganium erectum; Typha angustifolia, latifolia.

phenology

Larvae in June, July (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Vlindernet.nl, 2010).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

distribution within Europe

All Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

pupa

See Patočka & Turčáni (2005a). Pupa in the stem with the head upwards (Hering, 1957a). Pictures.

synonyms

Archanara, Capsula, Nonagria, sparganii.

references

Bella, Parenzan & Russo (2009a), Bentley (2008a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Hering (1957a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Peslier (2000b), De Prins (1998a), Schaefer (1980a), Schönborn & Friedrich (1999a), Skala (1948a), Szőcs (1977a).