Phiaris metallicana (Hübner, 1799)

highland marble

on Vaccinium

parasite

Larvae among spun leaves,

host plants

Ericaceae, monophagous

Vaccinium myrtillus.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum.

synonyms

Olethreutes metallicana.

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2020), Schütze (1931a), Thomann (1956a), Wegner (2015a).