Lathronympha strigana (Hübner, 1799)
red piercer
on Hypericum
Hypericum spec., England, Norfolk, Downham-Market, 8.v.2023 © Rob Edmunds
early stage larva
imago (4.vi.2023)
Hypoercium perforatum, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, Donk, 29.iv.2012 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
larva
parasite
Larva among spun leaves at the tip of the stem.
host plants
Hypericaceae, monophagous
Hypericum hirsutum, perforatum.
phenology
Two or three generations; hibernation in a white cocoon among the litter.
distribution within Europe
larva
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Lathronympha, Semasia, hypericana (Hübner, 1799).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Roskam (2009a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Thomann (1956a).