Endothenia oblongana (Haworth, 1811)
downland marble
on Plantago (etc.?)
parasite
The larvae bore in the rootstock.
host plants
polyphagous?
Knautia arvensis; Plantago lanceolata.
Records from other plants, especially when it implies references to flower heads, need further scrutiny: Centaurea jacea, nigra; Cirsium oleraceum, palustre; Dipsacus fullonum; Galeopsis; Odontites vernus, vulgaris; Pedicularis; Scabiosa; Stachys officinalis; Succisa; Verbascum thapsus.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Swatschek (1958a).
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Olethreutes oblongana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Heckford (2010a), Koster & van Nieukerken (1998a), Laasonen & Laasonen (1995a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Swatschek (1958a).