Hysterophora maculosana (Haworth, 1811)
bluebell conch
on bluebell
parasite
The larvae bore in the fruits. Several fruits are emptied; after a fruit has been entered, the entrance opening is closed with silk.
host plants
Asparagaceae, monophagous
Hyacinthoides non-scripta.
phenology
The larva hibernates in a dead plant stem.
distribution within Europe
larva
Head light brown; prothoracic and anal plates black; abdomen white, with ferruginous dorsal, spiracular and two subspiracular lines; pinacula pale ferruginous.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Hancock & Bland (2015a).