Epiblema costipunctana (Haworth, 1811)
ragwort bell
on Jacobaea
parasite
The larve bore in the roots; further to the south, where the species has a second generation, the summer generation larva lives as a stem borer.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Jacobaea vulgaris.
phenology
One or two generations, depending on the region; hibernation in a cocoon in the soil.
distribution within Europe
larva
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Epiblema trigeminana (Stephens, 1834).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (2005a), Swatschek (1958a).