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, cruciatum.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Larva and pupa are extensively described by Bąkowski; see also Laštůvka (1983a).
synonyms
Synanthedon cryptica (Králíček & Povolný, 1977).The status of S. cruciati Bettag & Blasius, 2002, described from Spain and living on Viscum cruciatum, is moot.
references
Aistleitner (2004a), Bachelard (2014a), Bąkowski (2013b), Bella, Bartsch & Laštůvka (2017a), Bettag & Bläsius (2002a), Ebert (ed,, 1997a), Hamborg (1993a), Laštůvka (1983a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2001a, 2014c), Predovnik (2018a), Pühringer & Kallies (2004a), Varga, Keresztes & Poczai (2012a), Weyh, Nässig & Zub (2010a).