Argyroploce lediana (Linnaeus, 1758)

on Rhododendron

gall

the larva lives among the flowers and young leaves but prior to the hibernation, bores into a young shoot where some swelling may occur.

host plants

Ericaceae, monophagous

Rhododendron tomenentosum (= Ledum palustre).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni, Swatschek.

synonyms

Olethreutes lediana.

references

Buhr (1964), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Wegner (2015a).