Sphaleroptera alpicolana (Frölich, 1830)

on Minuartia, Saxifraga, Silene

parasite

Larvae in silken tubes among the plants.

host plants

Caryophyllaceae, Saxifragaceae, restricted polyphagous

Silene acaulis; Minuartia verna; Saxifraga aphylla, exarata, oppositifolia.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

See Schmid, Whitebread.

references

Lepiforum (2020), Schmid (2019a), Thomann (1956a), Whitebread (2006a).