Crypsedra gemmea (Treitschke, 1825)

cameo

on grassen

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Poaceae, oligophagous
Host plants in nature are not known; on captivity successfully reared in

Alopecurus pratensis; Avenella flexuosa; Deschampsia cespitosa; Holcus lanatus; Ochlopoa annua; Phleum pratense; Poa pratensis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Polymixis gemmea.

references

Ebert (ed., 1997b), Lepiforum (2021).