Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Dichomeris juniperella

Dichomeris juniperella (Linnaeus, 1761)

scotch crest

on Juniperus

parasite

Larvae in a web among the needles.

host plants

Cupressaceae, monophagous

Juniperus communis & subsp. nana.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Hypsolophus, Ypsolophus, juniperellus.

references

Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Lepiforum (2020), Parsons (1995a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Thomann (1956a).

Last modified 25.i.2023