Aethes rutilana (Hübner, 1917)

on Juniperus

gall

Before the hibernation the larve mine a number of needles out from the base; copious frass adheres to strands of silk between the needles. Hibernation in a silken tube against a shoot; after hibernation the larvae feed by hollowing out the needles from the concave upper side.

host plants

Cupressaceae, monophagous

Juniperus communis.

phenology

Larvae from September till June

larva

yellowish white, head and pronotum light brown; see Schmid, Swatschek.

pupa

in a slight cocoon, covered with debris among the needles. See Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Disqué (1905a), Fazekas (200a), Freeman (1967a), Gielis, Huisman, Kuchlein ao (1985a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2001a), Kovács & Kovács (2006a), Kuchlein, Gielis, Huisman, ao (1988a), Maier, Lemmon, Fengler ao (2011a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schmid (2019a), Šumpich, Liška & Dvořák (2011a), Šumpich, Žemlička, Číla, ao (2007a), Swatschek (1958a).