Hellinsia didactylites (Ström, 1783)

on Hieracium

gall

the larve develop in the ripening flower heads, that sometimes become disfigured.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Hieracium amplexicaule, lachenalii, murorum, prenanthoides, umbellatum.

synonyms

Adaina scarodactyla, Leioptilus, Oidaematophorus, scarodactylus Hübner, 1813.

references

Bigot, Luquet, Nel & Picard (1990a), Buhr (1964a), Fazekas (1993a), Gielis (1996a), Nel (1996a), Szőcs (1977a), Sutter (1991a).