Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli, 1763)
marbled yellow pearl
on Brassicaceae
Diplotaxis tenuifolia, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 19.ix.2020 © Carina Van Steenwinkel; det Tymo Muus: occupied inflorescence
detail with larva
parasite
Larvae, often a few together, in a dense web in the inflorescence, feeding at the flower buds and fruits.
host plants
Brassicaceae, oligophagous
Arabis; Berteroa incana; Brassica napus, oleracea, rapa; Diplotaxis tenuifolia; Eruca vesicaria; Iberis amara, pinnata; Raphanus sativus; Rorippa amphibia; Sinapis alba, arvensis; Sisymbrium loeselii, officinale; Teesdalia nudicaulis; Thlaspi arvense.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva in the soil.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See also Patočka, Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Bentley (2008a), Fiumi (2018a), Lepiforum (2020), Kravchenko, Poltavsky, Segerer, ao (2020a), Microlepidoptera.nl (2020), Patočka (2001c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a) .