Eucosma hohenwartiana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
bright bell
on Centaurea
parasite
Larvae in the flower heads; pupation in the soil.
host plants
Asteraceae, ? monophagous
Centaurea nigra.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body light yellow, head licht brown; see Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
notes
Eucosma hohenwartiana, fulvana and parvulana form a complex of species that only can be distinguished on the female ovipositor. Older identification, generally based on the outward characters of the moths are unreliable; the spectre of host plants is insufficiently known, in particular for continental Europe.
references
Agassiz & Langmaid (2004a), Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Swatschek (1958a).