Epiblema turbidana (Treitschke, 1835)
butterbur bell
on Petasites
parasite
The larvae bore in the root crown and in the roots. There also the hibernation; the pupation follows in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Petasites albus, hybridus, ? pyrenaicus.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body brownish yellow; head reddish brown; prothoracic and anal plates yellowish (Swatschek).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Huisman & Koster (1999a), Huisman, Koster, Muus & van Nieukerken (2013a), Huisman, Koster, Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2003a), Mitterberger (1932a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Žemlička (2011a).