Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Zygaena cynarae

Zygaena cynarae (Esper, 1789

on Peucedanum, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Apiaceae, oligophagous

Peucedanum cervaria, oreocelinum; Pimpinella major.

Rarely Daucus carota; Pastinaca sativa; Peucedanum officinale; Seseli libanotis.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Fazekas (2021c), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023).

Last modified 19.iii.2023