Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
on thistles
Carlina vulgaris, Belgium, prov. Liège, Aywaille, Heid des Gattes, 6.vi.2015 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
The larva locally has rolled the wolly indumentum of the underside of the leaf, then applied window feeding.
another image
upper side of a damaged leaf
Ptertophoridae-larvae are exceptionally long-hairy.
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Arctium lappa; Carlina acanthifolia, biebersteinii, vulgaris; Cirsium ferox, helenioides; Echinops armatus, ritro & subsp. ruthenicus, sphaerocephalus; Jurinea cyanoides; Serratula.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Nel, Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Calyciphora albodactyla; Pterophorus xerodactylus (Zeller, 1841).
references
Baldizzone & Scalercio (2018a), Bigot, Luquet, Nel & Picard (1990a), Bjørnstad & Aarvik (1996a), Fazekas (1993a), Gielis (1996a), Kasy (1987a), Lepiforum (2020), Nel (1996a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Van Steenwinkel & Verboven (2016a), Sutter (1991a).