Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Autographa gamma

Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

silver y

on herbs

Autographa gamma

Griekenland, Lefkas, Katouna, 5.ix.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

Autographa gamma

lateral

Autographa gamma

the signature

Autographa gamma larva

Hoofddorp, 6.viii.2023 © Laurens van der Linde

Autographa gamma larva head

head and thorax

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Allium cepa; Artemisia campestris, vulgaris; Beta vulgaris; Brassica napus, oleracea, rapa subsp. rapifera; Cichorium; Cirsium arvense; Clinopodium nepeta; Convolvulus arvensis; Cucumis sativus; Cucurbita pepo; Daucus carota; Helianthus annuus; Hieracium; Hylotelephium telephium; Hyssopus officinalis; Knautia dipsacifolia; Lactuca sativa; Lamium galeobdolon; Linum usitatissimum; Lycopersicon esculentum; Malva; Medicago sativa; Mentha pulegium; Nicotiana glauca; Ocimum basilicum; Ononis; Phaseolus vulgaris; Pisum sativum; Plantago lanceolata; Raphanus raphanistrum; Rhododendron ponticum; Rumex lunaria; Salix alba; Salvia officinalis, pratensis; Senecio ovatus; Sinapis arvensis; Solanum tuberosum; Succisa pratensis; Tanacetum vulgare; Taraxacum officinale; Trifolium alexandrinum, pratense; Urtica dioica; Verbascum thapsus; Vicia faba; Vitis vinifera; Zea mays.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Dolinskaya & Ponomarenko, Lepiforum, Patočka, Pyrgus.

parasitoids, predators

Euplectrus carinifer.

references

Bacallado Aránega (1972a), Dapporto (1998a), Dobado (2020a), Dolinskaya & Ponomarenko (2013a), Ebert (ed., 1997b, Hausmann & Scalercio (2016a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Fibiger Ronkay, ao (2005c), Lepiforum (2021), Patočka (1996c), pyrgus.de (2023), Schmitz (1998a), Tóth, Tóthová & Cagáň (2004a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).

Last modified 11.viii.2023