Chrysoclista linneella (Clerk, 1759)
lime cosmet, linnaeus’s spangle-wing
on lime
parasite
From August till April the larve lives in a tunnel under the bark; its presence is betrayed by bright orange frass that comes to the day in vark fissures. It is moot whether the larva pupates in its tunnel, or in the litter after having left. Preference for old and diseased of regularly pruned trees.
host plants
Malvaceae, monophagous
Tilia cordata, x europaea.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Patočka.
references
Emmet & Langmaid (2002b), Huisman & Koster (1995a, 1999a), Klimesch (1960a), Koster & Sinev (2003a), Majka (2005a), Patočka (1997a), Seven Çalişkan (2014a), Steeman & Sierens (2018a).