Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Egle parva

Egle parva Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

on Salix

Egle parva: "case" on Salix caprea catkin

larva in a cover made out of pappus on a female catkin of Salix cinerea; from Dušek

parasite

The larvae bore in the fruits in the female catkins.

hostplants

Salicaceae, monofaag

Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

larva, puparium

described and illustrated by Dušek>:

Egle parva; cephalic skeleton of 3rd instar larva

cephalic skeleton of the 3rd instar larva

Egle parva: puparium

puparium

references

Dušek (1970a), Michelsen (2009b).

Last modified 2.i.2023