Scrobipalpa gallicella (Constant, 1885)

on Artemisia

The larva spins a number of leaves together into a bunch, and eats one after the other out. Pupation external.

host plants

Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous

Artemisia alba, caerulescens subsp. gallica.

phenology

Possibly several generations.

distribution within Europe

Fance, Hungary, Iberian Peninsula, Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

Body with red or reddish brown length lines; head and pronotum darker, reddish.

synonyms

Gnorimoschema gallicella.

references

Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Huemer & arsholt (2010a), Hering (1957a), Requena (2009a).