Cochylis posterana Zeller, 1847
on distels
parasite
Larvae in the flower heads.
host plants
Asteraceae, o0ligophagous.
Arctium; Carduus acanthoides, nutans; Centaurea jacea; Cirsium vulgare.
phenology
Bivoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body brownish white, often with s reddish hue; head dark brown; prothoracic plate brown, margined black, median sulcus darkly punctuated; see Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Conchylis, Pontoturania, posterana.
references
Disqué (1905a), Kovács & Kovács (2020a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).