Agapeta zoegana (Linnaeus, 1767)
sulphur knapweed moth
on Asteraceae, Caprifoliaceae
parasite
The larva bores in the roots; there also the hibernation and pupation.
host plants
Asteraceae, Caprifoliaceae, narrowly polyphagous
Centaurea jacea, nigra, paniculata; Jurinea multiflora; Knautia arvensis; Scabiosa columbaria; Serratula tinctoria.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body yellowish white; head ochraceous to yellowish brown, without lateral markings; prothoracic and anal plates yellowish; see Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Euxanthis zoegana.
notes
Huisman ao (2005a) write that the larvae would live in the seed heads of Dipsacus fullonum; this seems to be a mistake.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2005a), Kovács & Kovács (2006b), Muller (1989a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Requena i Miret (1998a), Swatschek (1958a).