Hydraecia micacea (Esper, 1789)

potato skin borer, rosy rustic moth

on grasses and herbs

Lysimachia vulgaris, Belgium, prov. Namur, Gerhoeven, de Rammelaers, 5.v.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel; det. Tymo Muus: infested plant

in transparency

opened stem with larvs

larva

parasite

Larvae bore in the stems, sometimes also in the roots; pupation in the soil.

host plants

polyphagous

Allium cepa; Arctium; Atriplex; Beta vulgaris; Carex; Cyperus longus; Elytrigia repens; Equisetum arvense, fluviatile; Filipendula ulmaria; Fragaria ananassa; Glyceria maxima; Humulus lupulus; Iris pseudacorus; Limonium vulgare; Lycopersicon esculentum; Lysimachia vulgaris; Petasites albus; Phalaroides arundinacea; Phragmites australis; Plantago lanceolata, maritima; Polygonum; Raphanus sativus; Rheum rhaponticum; Rumex aquaticus, hydrolapathum, obtusifolius; Salvia pratensis; Solanum tuberosum; Stachys arvensis, sylvatica; Tussilago farfara; Typha latifolia; Zea mays.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as egg

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Ebert (ed., 1998a), Huemer & Mayr (1999a), Leblond (2002a), Lepiforum (2021), Šedivý, Born & Vostřel (2005a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).