Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

genus Alnus host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf hidden Pyralidae Cryptoblabes bistriga stem scale Diaspididae Diaspidiotus wuenni stem scale Diaspididae Lepidosaphes ulmi leaf vagrant Tingidae Stephanitis pyri stem scale Coccidae Parthenolecanium corni leaf vagrant Tingidae Monosteira unicostata leaf hidden Tortricidae Argyrotaenia ljungiana leaf vagrant Geometridae Venusia cambrica leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Ramularia unterseheri leaf […]

Betula nana host plant species

dwarf birch organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem scale Coccidae Pulvinaria vitis leaf hidden Yponomeutidae Paraswammerdamia lapponica leaf leaf spot Venturiaceae Venturia glacialis leaf leaf spot Venturiaceae Venturia ditricha leaf vagrant Miridae Globiceps juniperi leaf vagrant Miridae Globiceps salicicola leaf vagrant Miridae Psallus graminicola leaf hidden younger larva Hesperiidae Pyrgus centaureae leaf […]

Betula pendula host plant species

silver birch synonym: Betula aetnensis, glutinosa Wallroth, oycowiensis Rchb., verrucosa organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf hidden Tortricidae Metendothenia atropunctana leaf hidden Pyralidae Cryptoblabes bistriga leaf hidden Tortricidae Epinotia brunnichana leaf miner Roeslerstammiidae Roeslerstammia erxlebella leaf hidden Gelechiidae Carpatolechia alburnella stem borer Xiphydryiidae Xiphydria betulae systemic film Peronosporaceae Phytophthora cactorum leaf pustule […]

Betula pubescens host plant species

downy birch synonym: Betula alba, carpatica, celtiberica, concinna, coriacea, lenta, murithii, odorata, populifolia, pubescens subsp. carpatica + czerepanovii + odorata + tortuosa, tortuosa organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower borer Tortricidae Epinotia immundana leaf hidden Tortricidae Archips podana leaf hidden Tortricidae Epinotia brunnichana stem scale Coccidae Pulvinaria vitis unknown unknown Tortricidae Epinotia […]

genus Corylus host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Geometridae Heterolocha laminaria root vagrant larva Curculionidae Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus fagi leaf hidden Tortricidae Epinotia brunnichana leaf vagrant Drepanidae Drepana curvatula Curculionidae Curculio elephas stem scale Diaspididae Diaspidiotus osborni stem kanker Xylariaceae Biscogniauxia mediterranea seeds film Didymellaceae Didymella corylicola leaf leaf […]

Corylus avellana host plant species

hazel organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf hidden Tortricidae Epinotia brunnichana leaf vagrant Drepanidae Drepana curvatula root vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus singularis leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Otiorhynchus fagi Curculionidae Curculio elephas stem scale Diaspididae Diaspidiotus osborni stem kanker Xylariaceae Biscogniauxia mediterranea seeds film Didymellaceae Didymella corylicola leaf leaf spot Dothideomycetes incertae sedis […]

Alnus viridis host plant species

synonym: Alnus, Duschekia, alnobetula organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite 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 adult Curculionidae Polydrusus fulvicornis leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Polydrusus amoenus leaf vagrant adult Curculionidae Phyllobius alpinus […]

genus Betula host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf hidden Tortricidae Gypsonoma imparana leaf hidden Tortricidae Ancylis uncella leaf vagrant Pyralidae Matilella fusca leaf hidden Tortricidae Acleris roscidana leaf hidden Tortricidae Metendothenia atropunctana leaf hidden Pyralidae Cryptoblabes bistriga leaf hidden Tortricidae Epinotia brunnichana leaf hidden Gelechiidae Carpatolechia alburnella leaf hidden Yponomeutidae Paraswammerdamia lapponica leaf vagrant […]

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 […]

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 => […]

Corylus host plants

Corylus hazel (For a dichotomous table for galls on Corylus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a corridor => 2 1b blotch, in which eventually an excision is made that is hardly smaller than the blotch itself => 5 1c blotch without an excision, preceded by a corridor => 7 1d blotch […]