Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867)

Ecology

Host plants:

• Asteraceae
  - Calendula arvensis
  - Calendula officinalis
  - Callistephus chinensis
  - Centaurea cyanus
  - Dahlia pinnata
  - Emilia flammea
  - Erigeron canadensis
  - Erigeron linifolius
  - Helichrysium bracteatum
  - Senecio cruentus
  - Senecio vernalis
  - Senecio viscosus

• Lamiaceae
  - Teucrium tomentosum, records from India.

Distribution

Known from Cameroun, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Rep. S. Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, São Tomé Island, Nigeria, and Ghana.