Pyrausta despicata (Scopoli, 1763)
straw-barred pearl
on Plantago
parasite
Larvae in a spinning under the leaves.
host plants
Plantaginaceae, monophagous
Plantago lanceolata, major, media.
Also mentioned from Gnaphalium; Salvia.
phenology
Bivoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Fiumi (2018a), Huertas Dionisio & Fuentes (2004a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Poltavsky, Segerer, ao (2020a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).