Aethes deutschiana (Zetterstedt, 1839)
on Bartsia
parasite
The larvae feed on the fruits, initially as borers, later from the outside. Pupation external.
host plants
Orobanchaceae, monophagous
Bartsia alpina.
That the species would live on Centaurea phrygia subsp. pseudophrygia (Bassi & Scaramozzino) is probably not anymore accepted.
distribution within Europe
references
Bassi & Scaramozzino (1989a), Kovács & Kovács (2006a), Molau, Eriksen & Teilmann Knudsen (1989a), Taylor & Rumsey (2003a).