Eucosma parvulana (Wilkinson, 1859)
saw-wort bell
on Serratula
parasite
Larvae in the flower heads; pupation in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Serratula tinctoria.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body whitish; head brown; prothoracic and anal plates light brown, darkly punctuated; see Swatschek.
synonyms
Eucosma scutana (Constant, 1893).
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.
references
Agassiz & Langmaid (2004a), Fazekas (2010d), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2019), Swatschek (1958a).