Synanthedon loranthi (Kralíček, 1866)

on Loranthus, Vlscum

parasite

The larva makes short, branched galleries, mainly in the thinner branches, sometimes just below the bark (that then may fissure). Part of the frass is extruded. The larva lives two years. Pupation in a cocoon consisting of frass and saw dust.

host plants

Santalaceae, oligophagous

Loranthus europaeus; Viscum album & subsp. abietis + austriacum.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

larva, pupa

Larva and pupa are extensively described by Bąkowski; see also Laštůvka (1983a).

synonyms

Synanthedon cryptica (Králíček & Povolný, 1977); ? S. cruciati Bettag & Blasius, 2002.

references

Aistleitner (2004a), Bachelard (2014a), Bąkowski (2013b), Bella, Bartsch & Laštůvka (2017a), Ebert (ed,, 1997a), Hamborg (1993a), Laštůvka (1983a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2001a, 2014c), Predovnik (2018a), Pühringer & Kallies (2004a), Weyh, Nässig & Zub (2010a).