Ptocheuusa abnormella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
on Inula
parasite
The larva lives in the flower heads, feeding on the achenes. Hibernation in the head; in the spring there also the pupation in a curved, leathery cocoon densely set with emptied achenes.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Inula ensifolia.
phenology
Univoltien, hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body wax-coloured yellow; head small, together with prothoracic plate pale honey-coloured. Thoracic feet absent.
pupa
Light brown.
references
Krone (1904a), Schütze (1931a), Šumpich & Vítek (2014a).