Epiblema hepaticana (Treitschke, 1835)
on Senecio
parasite
Larvae with three or four in the stem and the root collar
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
? Jacobaea vulgaris; Senecio nemorensis, ovatus, sarracenicus, sylvativus.
phenology
The larvae hibernate in the roots.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body pale; head light brown; pinacula concolorous with body, prominent (Swatschek).
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Disqué (1905a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).