Aethes beatricella (Walsingham, 1898)
hemlock yellow conch
on umbellifers
parasite
The larva lives freely on the umbels after flowering has ended, feeding on the fruits. Then it bores into a stem, awaiting the hibernation; there also the pupation.
host plants
Apiaceae, oligophagous
Conium maculatum; Pastinaca sativa; .Smyrnium olusatrum
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2011a), Farkas (2008a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Huisman & Koster (1996a, 1997a), Kovács & Kovács (2006a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Razowski (1962a), Vítek, Liška, Sitek ao (2015a).