Coleophora dianthi Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
on Dianthus
parasite
Larvae in a light brown, “dusty” tubular silken case. The live, often several together, in the old inflorescences, feeding on the ripening seeds.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Dianthus arenarius, carthusianorum, deltoides, lusitanus, scaber.
distribution within Europe
Almost entire Europe, missing in most of Scandinavia, the British Isles and the Benelux.
references
Baldizzone (1979a, 1983c), Baldizzone & Hartig (1978a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Corley (2005a), Corley, Maravalhas & Passos de Carvalho (2006a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Kaltenbach & Roesler (1985a), Kasy (1965a), Nel (1992b,c), Schütze (1931a).