Pelochrista caecimaculana (Hübner, 1799)
chalk-hill bell
on Centaurea
parasite
The larva bores in the thicker roots; there also the pupation.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Centaurea jacea, nigra, stoebe.
References to Serratula; Artemisia; Cirsium; Epilobium are increasingly unlikely.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body yellowish white; head ochraceous yellow to light brown; prothoracic and anal plates yellow (Swatschek).
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Epiblema, Pseudocosma, caecimaculana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Šumpich (2011a), Swatschek (1958a), Vávra (2016a).