Dasineura koesterbecki Stelter, 1986

on Carex

Carex acutiformis. Belgium, prov. Namur, Roly, RN Vivi des Bois, 12.vi.2017 © Sébastien Carbonnelle

galled utriculus

the larve lies curved around the remnants of the seed

larva taken out of the gall

wing (from Stelter, 1896a)

gall

An utricule in the inflorescence is swollen. The larva is orange-red. Univoltine. Pupation in the soil (Stelter).

host plants

Cyperaceae, narrowly monophagous

Carex acutiformis

references

Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 65), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Stelter (1986a).