Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Hadena bicruris

Hadena bicruris (Hufnagel, 1766)

lychnis

on Silene, etc.

parasite

Larvae in the fruits.

host plants

Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous

Dianthus armeria.barbatus; Saponaria officinalis; Silene alba, dioica, flos-cuculi, latifolia, nutans, viscaria, vulgaris.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Harmodia bicruris.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2002a), Pyrgus (2021), Reuhl (1974b), Robenz & Schaefer (1987a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Wagner (2008a).

Last modified 30.x.2021