Oxypteryx wilkella (Linnaeus, 1758)
painted neb
on Cerastium
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
? polyphagous
Often associated with Cerastium fontanum & subsp. vulgare but probably this is only part of a mix of mosses and dwarf plants.
distribution within Europe
larva
pictures on Lepiforum.
synonyms
Eulamprotes wilkella.
references
Bentley (2008a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a) Huemer (2012a), Huemer & Karsholt (2020a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2001a), Kaitila 1996a), Lepiforum (2021), Requena (2009a), Sinev & Shapoval (2015a), Wegner (2010a).