Anania hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
small magpie
on Urtica, etc.
parasite
Larvae among spun leaves.
host plants
Convolvulaceae, Lamiaceae, Urticaceae, polyphagous
Ballota; Calystegia sepium; Convolvulus arvensis; Galeopsis; Ipomoea tricolor; Lamium maculatum; Marrubium vulgare; Mentha x piperita; Stachys; Urtica dioica.
Urtica dioica is the most important host by far.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as full fed larva in a cocoon in the litter.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka, Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Eurrhypara hortulata; Eurrhypara urticata (Linnaeus, 1761).
references
Fiumi (2018a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka (2001c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Thomann (1956a), Uffeln (1930a).