Pristerognatha penthinana (Guenée, 1845)
balsam marble
on Impatiens
gall
the larva, a caterpillar, lives in the hollow stem between the root collar en the lowest node; here also hibernation and pupation takes place. This should be responsible for a reddening and swelling of the stem ; see however also th better known P. fuligana.
host plants
Balsaminaceae, monophagous
Impatiens noli-tangere.
larva
See Swatschek.
synonyms
Endothenia, Olethreutes, penthinana.
references
Baran (2009a), Bradley & Tremewan (1978a), Disqué (1905a), Buhr (1064a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Huisman & Koster (1994a), Roweck & Savenkov (2010a), Swatschek (1958a), Wegner (2015a).