Altenia scriptella (Hübner,1796)

horse-shoe groundling

on Acer

parasite

Larvae in a leaf folded with silk; pupation in the litter.

host plants

Sapindaceae, monophagous

Acer campestre, ? monspessulanum, platanoides, pseudoplatanus.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as pupa.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Teleia, Teleiodes, scriptella.

references

Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Corley, Marabuto & Pires (2007a), Huisman & Koster (1996a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Requena (2009a), Schütze (1931a), Wullaert (2017a).