Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785)
thistle ermine
on thistles
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna,10.vi.2019 © Laurens van der Linde
parasite
The larvae develop in the flower heads; once fully fed they descend in the peduncle below for the hibernation and pupation.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Arctium; Carduus; Carlina acaulis subsp. caulescens; Centaurea scabiosa; Cirsium eriophorum, vulgare; Jurinea cyanoides; Onopordum acanthium.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Myelois cribrella (Hübner 1796).
references
Baldizzone & Scalercio (2018a), Fiumi (2019a), Harizanova, Stoeva, Cristofaro ao (2010a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Jenninga (2004a), Lepiforum (2018), Mellini (1951a), Schütze (1931a), Uffeln (1930a), Wegner (2010a), Ylla, Macià & Huertas Dionisio (2008a).