Rhizedra lutosa (Hübner, 1803)
large wainscot
on Arundo, Phragmites
parasite
Larvae bore in the rhizomes; attacked plants may die off entirely.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Arundo donax; Phragmites australis.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
references
Andújar Tomás, Gómez Ladrón de Guevara & Ruano Marco (1985a), Bella, Parenzan & Russo (2009a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Friebe (2016a), Huemer & Mayr (1999a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2000b), Schaefer (1980a).