Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)
ermine knot-horn
on Carduus, Cirsium
parasite
The larvae develop in the flower heads, feeding on the ripening fruits and the involucre. Larvae of other species that happen to live in the same head are eaten as well.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Carduus nutans; Cirsium vulgare.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Homoeosoma binaevellum.
references
Zwoelfer (1971a).