Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Paracrania chrysolepidella larva parasite

Carpinus betulus, Belgium, prov. Namur, Viroinval, Treignes, Tienne d’Al Vau: larva, dorsal © Stéphane Claerebout. ventral Corylus avellana, Epen © Arnold Wijker: larva, dorsal view As is evident from the picture by Arnold Wijker, the pair of black spots on the pronotum, considered to be diagnostic of the species, may be missing. Because the age […]

Paracrania chrysolepidella parasite

Paracrania chrysolepidella (Zeller, 1851) small hazel purple Carpinus betulus, Valkenburg, St. Jansbosch © Maarten Immerzeel” occupied mine larva in the mine larva Corylus avellana, Epen © Arnold Wijker Corylus avellana, Belgium, prov. Namur, Doische, Matagne-la-Grande, RN des Hurées © Stéphane Claerebout Corylus avellana, Belgium, prov. Namur, Rochefort, Ri d’Howisse © Chris Snyers Carpinus betulus, Belgium, […]

genus Alnus host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips subtilissimus leaf vagrant Geometridae Ennomos fuscantaria leaf vagrant Geometridae Ourapteryx sambucaria leaf vagrant Geometridae Phigalia pilosaria leaf vagrant Geometridae Lomographa temerata leaf vagrant Geometridae Aleucis distinctata leaf vagrant Geometridae Angerona prunaria leaf vagrant Geometridae Perconia strigillaria leaf vagrant doubtful Sphingidae Laothoe populi dead […]

genus Corylus host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus leaf vagrant doubtful Thripidae Thrips alni leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips versicolor leaf vagrant Geometridae Lomaspilis marginata stem borer Buprestidae Dicerca furcata dead wood borer Cerambycidae Stenurella septempunctata dead wood borer Cerambycidae Leptura annularis dead wood borer Cerambycidae Ropalopus femoratus dead wood borer […]

Carpinus betulus host plant species

hornbeam synonym: Carpinus caucasica organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite flower hidden Thripidae Limothrips cerealium leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Isotomus speciosus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Pogonocherus hispidulus leaf leaf spot Helotiales incertae sedis Monostichella robergei dead wood borer Cerambycidae Leptura aurulenta dead wood borer Cerambycidae Rutpela maculata stem […]

Corylus avellana host plant species

hazel organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf vagrant adult Cicadellidae Speudotettix subfusculus leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Purpuricenus budensis dead wood borer Cerambycidae Oxymirus cursor dead wood borer Cerambycidae Stictoleptura scutellata stem borer Buprestidae Dicerca furcata dead wood borer Cerambycidae Pogonocherus hispidulus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Prionus coriarius […]

genus Ostrya host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite dead wood borer Cerambycidae Xylotrechus arvicola dead wood borer Cerambycidae Chlorophorus sartor dead wood borer Cerambycidae Exocentrus adspersus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Leiopus nebulosus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Neoclytus acuminatus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Xylosteus spinolae dead wood borer Cerambycidae Morimus asper dead wood borer Cerambycidae Nathrius […]

Alnus viridis host plant species

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

genus Carpinus host plant genus

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips versicolor flower hidden Thripidae Limothrips cerealium leaf predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips melaleucus leaf vagrant Geometridae Ennomos erosaria leaf vagrant Geometridae Selenia lunularia leaf vagrant Geometridae Alcis repandata leaf vagrant Geometridae Angerona prunaria root borer Cerambycidae Saphanus piceus dead wood borer Cerambycidae Callimus angulatus dead […]

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 => […]

May, 2017 news

New hostplant Aulagromyza hendeliana: Lonicera rupicola New pictures Acalitus longisetosus; Aceria campestricola, tenuis; Acericecis campestre; Albugo hohenheimia; Andricus inflator; Anthonomus pomorum; Argyresthia curvella; Bayeriola thymicola; Braueriella phillyreae; Calophya rhois; Cinara pini; Cladosporium uredinicola; Coleophora albidella, gryphipennella; Coleosporium tussilaginis; Cytisus scoparius heksenbezem / witches’ broom; Dasineura lotharingiae; Dicerura iridis; Diplocarpon rosae; Drepanosiphum platanoidis; Epitrimerus marginemtorquens; Erysiphe […]

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella parasite

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (Haworth, 1828) common oak purple on Quercus Heemstede, 29.vii.2017 © Laurens van der Linde: imago Quercus petraea, Hongarije, Kimle, 5.v.2016 © László Érsek occupied mine, lighted from behind larve in opened mine 20.v.2016, larva dorsal ventraal head and thorax, dorsaal abdomen end, dorsal Quercus robur, Aalten, 24.v.2002 Quercus robur, Scharlakenbos, 10.v.2010 © Kees […]

April, 2017 news

A new species of rust for the flora of the Netherlands Uromyces acutatus. And a new moth species for the fauna Paracrania chrysolepidella. Exceptional host plant relation Coleophora pyrrhulipennella: Vaccinium vitis-idaea. New pictures Aceria drabae; Acyrthosiphon pisum; Anthophila fabriciana; Aphis fabae; Ceruraphis eriophori; Ceutorhynchus napi; Coleophora glitzella; Contarinia rubicola; Cryptomyzus ribis; Dysaphis crataegi s.l.; Epinotia […]

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 […]

Carpinus host plants

Carpinus hornbeam (For a dichotomous table for galls on Carpinus by Hans Roskam click here) Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a corridor mine => 2 1b blotch mine, from which in the end a circular excision is made, almost as large as the blotch itself => 6 1c blotch without excision; no initial corridor => 7 […]

May, 2016 news

New gall for the list of the Netherlands Cacopsylla pruni New pictures Acericecis vitrina; Acrocercops brongniardella; >Ampelomyces quisqualis; Andricus curvator; Blennocampa phyllocolpa; Cacopsylla pruni; Celypha woodiana; Coleophora serratella; Contarinia acerplicans, floriperda; Cynips quercusfolii; Dasineura tortrix; Entyloma fergussonii; Euura leucapsis; Fenusella glaucopis; Incurvaria koerneriella; Lathyromyza schlechtendali; Milesina kriegeriana; Neuroterus quercusbaccarum; Orrchestes alni, avellanae; Paracrania chrysolepidella; Peronospora […]

Ostrya host plants

Ostrya hop-hornbeam Dichotomous table for leafminers 1a blotch, from which in the end a circular excision is made: Incurvaria pectinea 1b corridor mine => 2 1c blotch, without excision => 4 1d tentifom mine => 6 1e fleck mine => 9 1f galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species 2a corridor over its […]