Lampronia capitella (Clerck, 1759)
currant shoot borer
on Ribes
Ribes rubrum, Ballooërveld, Loonerdiep, 2.iv.2023 © Ben van As
parasite
The young larvae boren in the still green berries, causing them to colour prematurely; frss is partly ejected. They then hibernate in a strong white spinning at the foot of the shrub. After the winter the larva bores in a terminal bud that withers and dies.
host plants
Grossulariaceae, monofaag
Ribes alpinum, nigrum, rubrum, uva-crispa.
distribution within Europe
larva
The young larvae are white; after the hibernation they re olive green with head and prothoracic plate black.
references
Heath & Pelham-Clinton (1986a), Klimesch (1989a), Kurz (2016a), Lepiforum (2023), Wegner (2010a).