Monochroa cytisella (Curtis, 1837)
bracken neb
on Pteridium
Pteridium aquilinum, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Beverlo © Ruben Meert
larva in the opened gall
another image
Pteridium aquilinum, Ede, Edese Bos © Marco de Haas
it is not certain whether this hairy gall also is the work of M. cytisella
other angle
gall
Swelling, usually rather weak, 1-3 cm long, brown and hairless, generally of the main rachis. Contains a single red larva.
host plants
Dennstaedtiaceae, monophagous
Pteridium aquilinum.
synonyms
Paltodera cytisella.
references
Baldizzone & Scalercio (2018a), Baran (200a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Dvořák (2017a), Hausenblas (2009a), Huemer (2012a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2001a), Karsholt & Huemer (2017a), Kaitila 1996a), Kovács & Kovács (2022a), Lepiforum (2026), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Requena (2009a), Robbins (1991a), Roskam (2009a), Szőcs (1977a), Timossi, Bevacqua, Hausmann & Scalercio (2023a), Tomasi (2014a).