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).