Apodia bifractella (Duponchel, 1843)
dark fleabane neb
on Inula, Pulicaria
parasite
The larvae live in the autumn in the old flower heads, feeding on the fruits that have been spun together into a narrow tube.
host plants
Asteraceae-Inuleae, monophagous
Inula conyzae, salicina; Pulicaria dysenterica.
According to Bland ao the larva also lives on Tripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium (“Aster tripolium”). Because that plant species is only distantly related to the two mentioned before further confirmation is needed.
phenology
The larvae hibernate in the flowers heads, pupate also there in a tough cocoon./p>
distribution within Europe
larva
pop
See Patocka, Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Kaitila 1996a), Kasy (1987a), Leideritz & Seliger (2013a), Patocka (1997a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Requena (2009a), Segerer, Haslberger, Grünewald ao (2013a).