Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1783)
small purple & gold, mint moth
on Mentha, etc.
parasite
Larvae in spun young leaves; there also the pupation.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Clinopodium vulgare; Lycopus europaeus; Melissa officinalis; Mentha aquatica, arvensis, longifolia, x rotundifolia, spicata, suaveolens; Nepeta cataria; Origanum vulgare; Salvia pratensis; Thymus.
phenology
Bioltine.
distribution within Europe
larva
Pictures on Lepiforum.
pupa
See also Patočka, Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Fiumi (2018a), Freundt & Freundt (0000a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Huertas Dionisio & Fuentes (2004a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Poltavsky, Segerer, ao (2020a), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka (2001c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Peslier (2007a), Schütze (1931a).