Coleophora lessinica Baldizzone, 1980

on Artemisia

parasite

Initially the larva lives in a case made out of a single emptied, dried, flower head. Later a light brown, trivalved silken case is made, with a mouth angle of 90°, from where a number of capitula are eaten out.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Artemisia alba.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2022).

pupa

see Takács ao

references

Baldizzone, 1980a, Baldizzone & Buvat (1983a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2013a), Szabóky, Tokár, Liska & Pastorális (2009a), Takács, Szabóky, Boldog, ao (2022a).