Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cosmia trapezina

Cosmia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758)

dun-bar

on broadleaved trees

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre, pseduplatanus; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Crataegus rhipidophylla; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Malus domestica; Populus tremula; Prunus padus, serotina, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Quercus petraea, robur, rubra; Ribes uva-crispa; Rosa; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Salix alba, caprea; Sambucus nigra; Scrophularia nodosa; Sorbus torminalis; Tilia platyphyllos; Ulmus minor; Vaccinium myrtillus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Dolinskaya, Lepiforum, Patočka.

synonyms

Calymnia trapezina.

parasitoids, predators

Eulophus larvarum; Euplectrus flavipes.

notes

Larvae facultatively carnivorous

references

Bouček (1959a), Dapporto (1998a), Dolinskaya (2011a), Ebert (ed., 1997b), Füldner & Damm (2002a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Prunus serotina, Patočka (1980a), Stojanović, Ćurčić, Orlović & Galić (2011a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).

Last modified 6.vii.2022