Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)
olive-tree pearl, jasmine moth
on olive, etc.
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 26.vi.2019 © Laurens van der Linde
frontal
parasite
Larvae in spun leaves.
host plants
Oleaceae, oligophagous
Forsythia; Fraxinus americana, angustifolia; Jasminum azoricum, officinale, sambac; Ligustrum lucidum, ovalifolium, sinense, vulgare; Olea europaea; Phillyrea latifolia.
Said to occur also on Arbutus unedo (Ericaceae; Haber & Mifsud).
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Palpita unionalis (Hübner, 1796).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
notes
important olive pest.
references
Bentley (2008a), Fiumi (2018a), Gerstberger (2000a), Ghoneim (2015a), Haber & Mifsud (2007a), Huerta Dionisio (2007a), Huertas Dionisio & Fuentes (2004a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Kravchenko, Poltavsky, Segerer, ao (2020a), Lepiforum (2023), Płóciennik, Pawlikiewicz & Pabis (2009a), Torres, Bento, Pereira & Mazomenos (2004a), Ylla, Macià & Huertas Dionisio (2008a).