Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Oulema gallaeciana

Oulema gallaeciana (von Heyden, 1879)

on grasses

parasite

Larvae free on the leaves, their body covered by a mantle consisting of a mix of frass and secretion; cause linear window feeding.

host plants

Poaceae, oligophagous

Agropyron; Avena sativa; Bromus; Dactylis; Deschampsia cespitosa; Elytrigia; Festuca; Holcus; Hordeum; Lolium; Phragmites; Secale; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays.

phenology

Univoltine, hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Steinhausen (2001b).

synonyms

Oulema obscura (Stephens, 1831).

parasitoids, predators

Anaphes flavipes; Necremnus leucarthros; Pteromalus chrysos, semotus, vibulenus; Tetrastichus julis; Trichomalopsis microptera.

references

Bahillo de la Puebla & Román (2009a), Fuss, Geiser & Patzner (2005a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Maican & Serafim (2016a), Noordijk, Ulenberg, Zwakhals ao (2016a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2001b), Troukens (2012b), Ugarte San Vicente (2005a).

Last modified 3.vii.2022