Nemophora cupriacella (Hübner, 1819)
coppery long-horn
on Knautia, etc.
parasite
The young larvae live in the flower heads, feeding on the ovaries; later they live free in a case, feeding on plant litter.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, oligophagous
Cephalaria transsylvanica; Knautia dipsacifolia; Scabiosa columbaria; Succisa pratensis.
distribution within Europe
references
Baldizzone (2004a), Heath & Pelham-Clinton (1983a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ellis (2009a), Kurz (2016a), van Nieukerken (1993a), Savchuk & Kajgorodova (2015a), Schmid (2019a).