Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
thyme plume
on Thymus, ? etc.
parasite
Larvae free on the plants.
host plants
Lamiaceae, ? monophagous
? Origanum vulgare; ? Pulmonaria officinalis; Thymus praecox subsp. ligusticus + polytrichus, pulegioides, serpyllum, vulgaris.
distribution within Europe
larva, pop
See Nel.
synonyms
Pterophorus leucodactylus.
references
Baldizzone (2008a), Bigot, Luquet, Nel & Picard (1990a), Fazekas (1993a), Gielis (1996a), Hart (2011a), Nel (1996a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), van Roosmalen, Wijker & Knijnsberg (2013a), Sutter (1991a).