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).