Scythris inspersella (Hübner,1817)
norfolk owlet
on Chamerion
Chamerion angustifolium, England, Norfolk, Holme-next-the-Sea, 22.vi.2023 © Rob Edmunds
young larva
reared imago, 11.vii.2023
parasite
Larvae communally in a thick web with much frass in the spun tip of a stem; here also the pupae.
host plants
Onagraceae, monophagous
Chamerion angustifolium.
phenology
Univoltine.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Edmunds, Patočka & Turčáni.
references
Bengtsson (1997b), Edmunds (2023b), Emmet & Langmaid (2002b), Fenn (1980a), Furnier (2017a), Huisman & Koster (1997a, 1999a), Kuchlein, Gielis, Huisman, ao (1988a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins, Steeman & Sierens (2016a), Sattler (1980a), Schütze (1931a), Sutter (1994a), Thomann (1956a).