Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1863)
twin-spot plume
on Knautia.etc.
parasite
The larva lives in the flowers, feeding on the ovary (Gielis). However, according to Hart there are two generations of which the first one bores in the basal part of the stemm, while the second one lives in the flowers.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, oligophagous
Knautia arvensis; Scabiosa pyrenaica; Succisa pratensis.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See Nel.
synonyms
Stenoptilia plagiodactylus (Stainton, 1851); St. scabiodactylus (Gregson, 1871); St. serotina/serotinus (Zeller, 1852).
references
Arenberger (2003a), Bigot, Luquet, Nel & Picard (1990a), Bigot, Nel & Picard (2009a), Buhr (1964b), Burger, van Frankenhuyzen, de Goffau & Ulenberg (1984a), Fazekas (1993a), Gielis (1996a), Hart (2011a), Nel (1996a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2013a), Roskam (2019a), Sutter (1991a).