Dorytomus longimanus (Förster, 1771)

on Populus

gall

the larvae bore in the male catkins, that become disfigured and drop prematurely. The larva then pupates in the soil.

host plants

Salicaceae, monophagous

Populus alba, x canadensis, nigra.

The occurrence on P. balsamifera, tremula is doubtful.

references

Compte (1981a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1986a), Lechapt (2015a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Tomasi (2014a).