Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Stigmella glutinosae parasite

Stigmella glutinosae (Stainton, 1858) white-barred alder pigmy on Alnus Alnus glutinosae, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Chimay, Etang de Virelles, 2.ix.2018 © Stéphane Claerebout detail Despite the fact that this type of mines is considered full depth, the mine is virtually invisible at the underside of the leaf. Only in backlight is becomes apparent that in this […]

Stigmella alnetella parasite

Stigmella alnetella (Stainton, 1856) silver-barred alder pigmy Alnus glutinosa, Orvelte mine Oviposition at the leaf lower surface. Then a full depth slender, corridor, often following a vein or the leaf margin for some distance. Frass in a continuous central line that nowhere is wider than one third of the corridor width. Frass never coiled. Usually […]

September, 2018 news

new miner for the Benelux Cosmopterix orichalcea new pictures Aceria hippophaena, vitalbae; Adelges tardus; Aphis craccivora; Aproceros leucopoda; Argyresthia glabratella; Ascochyta caulina; Aulacidea hieracii; Aulagromyza similis; Carulaspis juniperi; Chromatomyia ramosa, soldanellae; Clinodiplosis cilicrus; Coleosporium tussilaginis; Commophila aeneana; Cosmopterix pulchrimella; Cryptomyzus galeopsidis; Dasineura berberidis, epilobii, phyteumatis; Diastrophus mayri; Dothidella ulmi; Ectoedemia atricollis; Endothenia lapideana; Ephestia welseriella; […]

genus Alnus host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus apenninus leaf vagrant Thripidae Mycterothrips latus leaf vagrant Thripidae Dendrothrips ornatus leaf vagrant Thripidae Mycterothrips salicis leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips calcaratus flower hidden Thripidae Thrips minutissimus predator Phlaeothripidae Xylaplothrips fuliginosus unknown unknown Thripidae Aptinothrips elegans leaf bud hidden Thripidae Thrips viminalis flower […]

Alnus cordata host plant species

italian alder synonym: Alnus cordifolia, crispa, rotundifolia Bertol. organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips subtilissimus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Stenopterus flavicornis dead wood borer Cerambycidae Poecilium alni leaf vagrant Miridae Mimocoris rugicollis predator Miridae Deraeocoris lutescens leaf vagrant Tenthredinidae Euura glutinosae leaf vagrant Aphididae Pterocallis alni leaf vagrant Geometridae […]

Alnus glutinosa host plant species

black alder synonym: Alnus rotundifolia Sokes, suaveolens Morel see Cobos Suarez (1988a) organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Thripidae Dendrothrips ornatus leaf vagrant Thripidae Mycterothrips salicis leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips calcaratus flower hidden Thripidae Thrips minutissimus predator Phlaeothripidae Xylaplothrips fuliginosus leaf vagrant doubtful Sphingidae Laothoe populi dead wood borer Cerambycidae Clytus […]

Alnus incana host plant species

grey alder synonym: Alnus minor organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Thripidae Dendrothrips ornatus leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips alni leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus fagi leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Tetranychus urticae stem kanker Valsaceae Valsa oxystoma leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Passalora microsperma leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta alnea leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae […]

Alnus orientalis host plant species

oriental alder organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Acanthosomatidae Elasmucha antennata leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Zygina rhamni leaf miner Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter stettinensis leaf miner Heliozelidae Heliozela resplendella leaf miner Nepticulidae Stigmella glutinosae leaf miner Tenthredinidae Heterarthrus vagans leaf pustule uredinia telia Pucciniales Melampsoridium hiratsukanum

Alnus subcordata host plant species

caucasian alder organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf miner Tenthredinidae Heterarthrus vagans leaf vagrant Tenuipalpidae Brevipalpus californicus leaf vagrant Tenuipalpidae Brevipalpus lewisi leaf vagrant Tenuipalpidae Brevipalpus obovatus systemic vagrant Tenuipalpidae Cenopalpus lanceolatisetae leaf miner Nepticulidae Stigmella glutinosae

Alnus viridis host plant species

synonym: Alnus, Duschekia, alnobetula organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite unknown unknown Thripidae Aptinothrips elegans leaf bud hidden Thripidae Thrips viminalis leaf vagrant Chrysomelidae Chrysomela lapponica leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Edwardsiana geometrica leaf hidden Tortricidae Argyrotaenia ljungiana stem gall Tortricidae Epinotia tetraquetrana stem kanker Valsaceae Valsa oxystoma fruit vagrant Lygaeidae Kleidocerys resedae leaf vagrant […]

Alnus host plants

Alnus alder (For a dichotomous table for galls on Alnus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a tentiform mine, or a blotch without a long initial corridor => 2 1b mine begins as a narrow corridor, that may or may not widen further on; the corridor can be short and tortuous => […]

Betula host plants

Betula birch (For a dichotomous table for galls on Betula by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine ends in a round or oval excision => 2 1b blotch without a preceding corridor (or this corridor < 3 mm) => 6 1c blotch preceded by a corridor => 23 1d corridor from […]