Gymnetron villosulum Gyllenhal, 1838
on Veronica
Veronica catenata, Oegstgeest © Koen van Zoest: very young gall
Veronica beccabunga, Erlecom
gall; larve in the -at that moment still thick-walled- gall
larva, lateral view
larva, ventral view
head dorsal and ventral
head and thorax, lateral; end of abdomen, ventral
some, by then thin-walled, galls contained pupae or beetles; pupa, ventral view
pupa, lateral and dorsal
host plants
Plantaginaceae, monophagous
Veronica anagallis-aquatica, anagalloides, beccabunga, catenata, scutellata.
synonyms
Dorytomus, Mecinus, villosulus
references
Béguinot (2000b, 2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Buhr (1965a), Caldara (2008b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Delbol (2013a), Houard (1909a), Koops (2013a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Roskam (2009a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2014a).