Theresimima ampellophaga (Bayle-Barelle, 1808)

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

• Theresia ampelophaga [11].

Distribution

• Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Italy, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of France, Yugoslavia. [1].
• Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina ?, Vatican, Hungary, Greece (mainland), Dodecanese Islands, Spain (mainland)?Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Crete, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, North Aegean Islands, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Cycladic, Yugoslavia. [10].
• Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Western Caucasus. [3].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• The front wings are dark bronze, shiny, rear fenders chemno brown. The wingspan of 24 to 27 mm. [11].

Imago lifespan

• May and June. [11].

General info about Larva

• The caterpillars devour the leaves and pupate between twisted leaves. [11].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Vitis. [28].
• Grapes. [11].

Egg

• Eggs are laid on the branches of the vine. [11].

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Theresimima ampelophaga Bayle, 1809

Bruchidius villosus Fabricius, 1792

Chrysomelidae

Calliptamus barbarus Costa, O.G. 1836

Acrididae

Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819

Calliphoridae

Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1761

Vespidae

Plebejus zamotajlovi (Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001)

Lycaenidae