Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Zygaena punctum

Zygaena punctum Ochsenheimer, 1808

on Eryngium

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Apiaceae, monophagous

Eryngium amethystinum, campestre.

Also reported from Centaurea (Asteraceae).

phenology

Univoltine.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Fazekas (2009e, 2021c), Jakšić & Nahirnić-Beshkova (2020a), Jakšić, Tarmann & Nahirnić (2019a), Lepiforum (2021), Micevski, Nahirnić & Beshkov (2018a), Nahirnić, Jakšić, Marković & Zlatković (2019a), pyrgus.de (2023).

Last modified 19.iii.2023