Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Sitochroa palealis

Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1776)

sulphur pearl, carrot seed moth

on Daucus, etc.

Sitochroa palealis

Hoofddorp, 8.vii.2023 © Laurens van der Linde; on Achillea millefolium

parasite

Larvae in a web in the inflorescence; pupation in a cocoon in the soil.

host plants

Apiaceae, oligophagous

Daucus carota; Foeniculum; Heracleum; Laserpitium prutenicum; Peucedanum oreoselinum; Seseli annuum; Silaum; Thapsia villosa.

phenology

Bivoltine; hibernation as mature larva.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva

Picture on Lepiforum. The larvae have a treacherous similarity with some Depressaria species!

pupa

See Passoa ao, Patočka, Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Phlyctaenodes palealis.

references

Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Bentley (2008a), Fiumi (2018a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Kravchenko, Poltavsky, Segerer, ao (2020a), Lepiforum (2020), Passoa, Balogh & Solis (2008a), Patočka (2001c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Uffeln (1930a).

Last modified 17.vii.2023