Choristoneura murinana (Hübner, 1799)
european fir budworm
on Abies
parasite
Eggs are imbricately deposited in a double row on the needles. Larvae among spun needles.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Abies alba, cilicica.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as egg.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body green; head black; prothoracic plate black, with median sulcus; see Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Cacoecia murinana.
parasitoids, predators
Brachymeria tibialis; Mesopolobus dubius, mediterraneus; Monodontomerus aereus; Pteromalus chrysos.
references
Disqué (1905a), Fabre, du Merle, Mouna & Benhalima (1999a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Sarıkaya & Avcı (2006a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).