Endothenia lapideana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

on Digitalis

Digitalis lutea, Belgium, prov. Namur, Viroinval, 7.iii.2018 © Ruben Meert: host plant in early spring

larva

pop

The stump of the broken old stem has been closed with silk.

parasite

The larva bores in the stem.

host plants

Plantaginaceae, monophagous

Digitalis grandiflora, lutea.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni, Swatschek.

synonyms

Olethreutes lapideana.

references

Disqué (1905a), Gros (2016a), Lepiforum, Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Šumpich (2011a), Swatschek (1958a).