Leek moth
leaves, the larvae feed on the parenchyma inside the hollow leaves, forming white windows closed by the epidermis. When feeding takes place at the base of [...] egg, five larval stages, a pupa and the adult moth. The eggs are small, white and elliptical and are laid singly on the leaf of Allium plants. After a [...] but mature larvae are ca 10 mm with a brown head capsule and . a yellowish-white body. Pupation takes place in a 10-mm-long, cream-coloured, silk cocoon made