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

Myricaria; Populus; Salix.

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