Aethes kindermanniana (Treitschke, 1830)
on Asteraceae
parasite
The larva lives freely on the spun flower heads, feeding on the fruits.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Artemisia campestris; Leucanthemum vulgare; Tanacetum vulgare.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Conchylis kindermanniana.
larva
Body dirty grey; head blackish brown; prothoracic plate brownish, darky punctuated and with darker hind margin; anal plate brownish; see Swatschek.
references
Disqué (1905a), Farkas (2008a), Kovács & Kovács (2006a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Wegner (2015a).