Xerocnephasia rigana (Sodoffsky, 1829)
on Clematis, Pulsatilla
parasite
The larva lives in a silken tube in the upper soil layer, just below the lower leaves of the host plant.
host plants
Ranunculaceae, oligophagous
Anemone; Clematis recta; Pulsatilla vulgaris.
distribution within Europe
larva
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Eulia, Trachysmia, rigana.
references
Disqué (1905a), Fazekas (2018a, 2021a), Lepiforum (2019), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).