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 ferruginea, grandiflora, lutea & subsp. australis.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni, Swatschek.
synonyms
Olethreutes lapideana.
references
Disqué (1905a), Gros (2016a), Lepiforum, Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2006a), Šumpich (2011a), Swatschek (1958a).