Egle spec.
on Salix

Salix repens, Denmark © Simon Haarder

opened gall

larva
gall
the larvae of the genus Egle feed on the catkins. Evidently some species start their development already in the closed, swollen, flower buds.
hostplants
Salicaceae
larva
larva and puparium of Egle parva Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 are described and illustrated by Dušek.
references
Dušek (1970a), van Erkelens (2013a), Martens & Mortelmans
18/08/2015
Last modified 24.vii.2017