Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)

crescent plume

on Ononis

parasite

Larvae free on the plant.

host plants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Ononis natrix, rotundifolia, spinosa & subsp. hircina + procurrens.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Nel, Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Marasmarcha phaeodactyla (Hübner, 1813).

references

Albu (2009a), Burmann (1986a), Fazekas (1993a), Gelis (1996a), Huisman & Koster (1999a), Lepiforum (2020), Nel (1996a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Sutter (1991a), Thomann (1956a).