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).

synonyms

Olethreutes lapideana.

references

Disqué (1905a), Gros (2016a), Lepiforum(There also more pictures), Šumpich (2011a).