Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Acleris sparsana

Acleris sparsana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

ashy button

polyphagous

parasite

Larve among spun leaves

host plants

Acer campestre, pseudoplatanus; Carpinus betulus; Fagus sylvatica; Quercus robur; Rubus idaeus; Sorbus aucuparia.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

larva

Body, pinacula and anal plate green; head greenish brown; prothoracic plate geen with laterally black markings. See also Swatschek/

pupa

See Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Acalla sponsana (Fabricius, 1787).

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Diakonoff & Dorst (1982a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (1993q), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).

Last modified 1.xi.2019