Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Carex pilosa host plant species

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf leaf spot Didymellaceae Ascochyta caricis leaf leaf spot Didymellaceae Ascochyta teretiuscula fruit gall Ustilaginales Anthracoidea pilosae leaf miner Agromyzidae Cerodontha angulata leaf miner Agromyzidae Cerodontha caricicola leaf miner Agromyzidae Cerodontha caricivora leaf miner Agromyzidae Cerodontha spinata leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista cinereopunctella leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista gleichenella […]

genus Sesleria host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf leaf spot Didymellaceae Ascochyta sesleriae leaf vagrant Miridae Dimorphocoris marci leaf vagrant Berytidae Berytinus clavipes stem borer Chloropidae Camarota curvipennis leaf vagrant Nymphalidae Chazara briseis leaf vagrant Nymphalidae Erebia aethiops leaf vagrant doubtful Cicadellidae Mocydiopsis intermedia leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Zyginidia franzi leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Nanosius chloroticus […]

Sesleria caerulea host plant species

blue moor-grass synonym: Sesleria albicans, calcarea, varia organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Berytidae Berytinus clavipes stem borer Chloropidae Camarota curvipennis leaf vagrant Nymphalidae Chazara briseis leaf vagrant doubtful Cicadellidae Mocydiopsis intermedia leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Arocephalus languidus leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Zyginidia franzi leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Mocydiopsis longicauda leaf vagrant Delphacidae Delphacinus […]

genus Deschampsia host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf leaf spot Ascomycota incertae sedis Ramulaspera holci-lanati leaf scale Coccidae Luzulaspis nemorosa leaf leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria eustoma leaf leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria minima leaf leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria nigrans root collar film Magnaporthaceae Gaeumannomyces avenae leaf leaf spot Phyllachoraceae Phyllachora graminis leaf leaf spot Ploettnerulaceae […]

Deschampsia cespitosa host plant species

tufted hair-grass synonym: Aira caespitosa, cespitosa; Deschampsia caespitosa organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf leaf spot Ascomycota incertae sedis Ramulaspera holci-lanati leaf scale Coccidae Luzulaspis nemorosa leaf leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria eustoma leaf leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria minima leaf leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria nigrans leaf leaf spot Spermospora ciliata leaf leaf spot […]

Carex digitata host plant species

fingered sedge organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf leaf spot Botryosphaeriaceae Guignardia caricicola leaf leaf spot Didymellaceae Ascochyta caricis leaf leaf spot Capnodiales Septoria caricis fruit gall Ustilaginales Anthracoidea irregularis leaf miner Agromyzidae Cerodontha caricicola leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista cinereopunctella leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista gleichenella leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista kebneella leaf miner […]

Carex ericetorum host plant species

rare spring-sedge synonym: Carex approximata organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite root borer Gelechiidae Monochroa ferrea leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Wagneriala minima leaf vagrant Delphacidae Kelisia monoceros leaf vagrant Eriophyidae Eriophyes caricis leaf vagrant Phytoptidae Phytoptus liroi fruit gall Ustilaginales Anthracoidea caryophylleae flower gall Ustilaginales Moreaua aterrima leaf borer Cecidomyiidae Thurauia aquatica leaf miner […]

Carex flacca host plant species

glaucous sedge synonym: Carex claviformis, flacca subsp. claviformis, glauca organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem hidden Pseudococcidae Fonscolombia abdita leaf leaf spot Didymellaceae Ascochyta caricis root vagrant Cecidomyiidae Rhizomyia perplexa leaf vagrant Noctuidae Mythimna turca stem borer Noctuidae Photedes captiuncula leaf vagrant Lasiocampidae Euthrix potatoria stem borer Anthomyzidae Anthomyza gracilis leaf vagrant […]

genus Carex host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite stem scale Margarodidae Icerya purchasi leaf scale Coccidae Parafairmairia gracilis leaf scale Coccidae Saissetia coffeae leaf leaf spot Pleosporaceae Alternaria caricina stem hidden Pseudococcidae Fonscolombia abdita stem leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Phaeosphaeria exarata leaf leaf spot Magnaporthaceae Clasterosporium caricinum leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Septoria caricinella leaf leaf spot […]

Carex humilis host plant species

dwarf sedge organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Wagneriala minima leaf vagrant Delphacidae Kelisia haupti leaf vagrant Delphacidae Kelisia hagemini leaf vagrant Delphacidae Kelisia halpina leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista occidentalis fruit gall Cecidomyiidae Wachtliella caricis fruit gall Ustilaginales Anthracoidea humilis flower gall Ustilaginales Moreaua aterrima leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista chrysodesmella […]

genus Melica host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf leaf spot Leptosphaeriaceae Leptosphaeria culmifraga f. minuscula leaf leaf spot Glomerellaceae Colletotrichum graminicola leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Mycosphaerella omphalosporoides leaf leaf spot Phyllachoraceae Phyllachora graminis root collar film Magnaporthaceae Gaeumannomyces tritici flower leaf spot Phaeosphaeriaceae Parastagonospora nodorum leaf leaf spot Mycosphaerellaceae Septoria melicae leaf leaf spot […]

Carex ornithopoda host plant species

bird’s-foot sedge synonym: Carex ornithopoda subsp. elongata organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf scale Coccidae Luzulaspis grandis fruit gall Ustilaginales Anthracoidea irregularis leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista cinereopunctella leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista gleichenella leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista obliquella leaf miner Elachistidae Elachista ornithopodella leaf pustule uredinia telia Pucciniales Puccinia ribesii-digitatae leaf pustule uredinia […]

Sesleria host plants

Sesleria blue moor-grass Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine full depth; larva with feet and chitinised head; pupation outside the mine => 2 1b mine upper-surface; larva a maggot; puparium in the mine: Chromatomyia nigra 1c gallen etc => Tabellen voor alle parasieten per soort 2a larva yellow-white, dorsally two orange-red length lines Elachista cinereopunctella […]

Carex host plants

Carex sedge (For a dichotomous table for galls on Carex by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a oviposition spot covered by a shiny black drop of dried secretion => 2 1b no such drop => 3 1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species 2a on Carex-species with uniform spikelets; […]

Melica host plants

Melica melick Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a larva with chitinsed head; pupation outside the mine => 2 1b larva a maggot; puparium in the mine => 3 1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species 2a a number of Elachistidae occurs on Melica. The mines are not very diagnostic, and the larvae of […]

Deschampsia host plants

Deschampsia hair-grass Incl. Aristavena setacea, Avenella flexuosa. Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a mine full depth; larvae with feet and chitinised head; pupation outside the mine => 2 1b mine upper-surface; larva a maggot; pupation within or outside the mine => 3 1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species 2a the following Elachistidae […]