Acrobasis porphyrella Acrobasis porphyrella
on Erica
parasite
The larva makes out of much silk and frass a dark brown retreat in the branches; when the leaves around have withered he moves and makes a new retreat elsewhere, resulting in many vacated cells for one occupied.
host plants
Ericaceae, monophagous
Erica arborea, australis, soparia, umbellata.
phenology
The larva hibernates, then pupates, in the latest retreat.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See Huertas Dionisio (2009b).
references
Fabiano (2017a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a, 2009b).