Glyphipterix loricatella (Treitscke, 1833)
on Iris
Iris x germanica © Attila Takács (from Takács & Szabóky)
parasite
Eggs are deposited solitary on a leaf. The young larva makes an irregular gallery mine dat descends to the rhizome. Here much whitish frass is produced that is extruded above ground. The larva hibernates in the rhizome, then pupates in the soil in a cocoon made of soil particles.
host plants
Iridaceae, monophagous
Iris x germanica, pumila.
distribution within Europe
larva
White, head black.
references
Takács & Szabóky (2018a).