Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

small ranunculus

on Lactuca, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely in the inflorescence.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Lactuca muralis, perennis, sativa, serriola; Picris hieracioides; Prenanthes purpurea; Sonchus arvensis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Aetheria, Mamestra, dysodea; Polia spinaciae (Vieweg, 1790).

references

Ebert (ed., 1998a), Friebe (2016a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Kravchenko, Fibiger, Mooser, ao (2007a), Lepiforum (2021), Peslier (2002a), Pyrgus (2021), Reuhl (1974b), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).